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Gail, as a newbie of 3/50 at the present time I am fully functional in employment and to the outside world without illness (occasionally people note I''m a bit slow or shake a little). My life is full with the usual ups and downs of living - births, marriages and divorces etc. I acknowledge I have PD but my mind refuses to picture me with dyskenesia etc etc. Sometimes I feel mad at a 70 year old who walks past swinging both arms with abandon or I get frustrated with slow typing etc. I don't feel the need for support at the moment. I consider myself lucky not to live under a depressive cloud (yet?). The future will come in its own sweet time, don't think about it so hard that it becomes a mental reality today, it will come. I take an interest in reading the list and consider the best course for my treatment, but thats all. Ask her why she does not take more interest, perhaps she feels like I do. If she were my sister and showed no signs of deep depression and looked after herself ok, I'd be happy that she is content today. Maybe it's your deep concern causing you to feel bad. Don't, enjoy the best of life with her while you and she can. If she would like to talk or correspond with me I am more than willing to respond. Best wishes David Gail Vass wrote: > Hey folks, > > My sister Edna Earle 50/2 is a new parkie. Trying to get her > to attend support group meetings is like trying to keep a two > year old in the seat during church services. But we are members > of the Northern Virginia PD Support Group and the Young Parkinson > Support Group in Bethesda, Md. I have to bribe her to get her to > go to the meetings with me. > > She responds to no Udall memos I email her.... > > She's new to the internet but hasn't asked how to sign on > to the list...but I know she reads what I clip and send her. > > This is puzzling to me...Gail Vass (the younger sister 49 :-)