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I've given some thought to why I prefer and use the term "Parkie" more than I use the more popular "PWP," (tho I DO occasionally use "PWP" in order to have word-variety for the reader) Having been the forum manager of MSN's "Chronic Disease & Disorders Forum" for two years, I saw virtually ALL persons having a chronic disease or disability refer to their specific condition as PW/whatever-disease. EVERBODY with a chronic disease seemed to use that "PW" to refer to people with THEIR own specific disease just as we Parkies use "PWP." To ME, "People-With-Parkinson's, when typed out as "PWP" lacks the sense of INTIMACY and warmth I feel with my fellow Parkies when writing to the List. It's impersonal, and serviceably "efficient" for those who don't care to type out the whole "People-With-Parkinson's. To me, "Parkie" is a friendly nickname for PEOPLE.... not an abbreviation of a long DISEASE name. Barb Mallut <a Parkie who's sometimes a "PWP"> (smile) [log in to unmask]