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Boyd Highfield wrote: > > In a message dated 97-09-04 22:29:46 EDT, you write: > > << to talk with any persons who have recently been diagnosed with > early onset Parkinson's. I'm >> > > Hi, > > My name is Boyd. I am 55 and diagonosed at 51, although early symptoms > started at around 46. At that age, my short term memory fell apart. This fact > and the horrible stress that my job was causing, sent me over the edge into > full blown PD. > > Early PD has many social and economical problems that older patients do not > have to deal with, such as a job and, maybe raising children. I am into > grandchildren so that wasn't the problem for me, the job was. At any rate, I > left a high paying job for disability and Social Security. > > As for drugs, my Dr. is keeping me on Sinement for now. I take four tablets > per day and this keeps me in control, sort of. > > Here in Memphis, TN., a new support group is starting for early PD patients. > Much better than going to the 65 and over group. > > The good news is that with new types of medications, life can still be good > for us PD's. > > Boyd > > [log in to unmask] > 55/3yrs. Hi Boyd, Although I was diagnosed almost 20 years ago (at the age of 37) I agree that there are social and economic situations that young onset patients experience that may be somewhat different than all PWD experience. I was overwhelmed about how I would support myself for the rest of my life. I strongly believe that support groups are the best place to seek help. I also believe you can get extremely valuable information and advice on this list. So hang in there! Carol Gray [log in to unmask] (currently living in Pittsburgh)