Dear Jacob: This is just my opinion, but I cannot believe that my Higher Power (or God) gave me PD. That is to say that my 23 year old son, died in a car/semi accident under the influenece, because God said so. I have worked my way along life, knowing that God didn't do anything good or bad. When I was beaten and abused and all of that stuff was that from God? That was from Man. Man(Woman) inhumanity to Man. Freedom to think. The Parkinson's Disease that I have is there. No one will ever make me believe that the Loving, Merciful, God that I know is there, would punish me or anyone. Yes, I have to work around the PD and anything else that comes along. I also refuse to go back to the brutality in some religions, Jesus was brought here to spread Love in this world. I think he tries but is knocked down by some people. JUST MY OPINION! Gina 47/7