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Jerry, Long ago I made up my mind I would not call Parkinson's a disease. I was neither ill nor sick. I had a disorder visited on me by an inbalance of the chemicals in my brain..I regard the initials PD as standing for Parkinson's Disorder only.. When I was first properly diagnosed, doctor's called Parkinson's: Parkinson's syndrome or Parkinsonism.. In fact, Dr. Lewis Doshay, Department of Neurology at Columbia (Medical School) University, NYC< called his excellent book: "Parkinsonism and It's Treatment" when he had it published in 1954. In the late 50's and 60's when the national Parkinson foundations were being formed, I noticed the term Parkinson's Disease becoming popular. I wondered why, and thought maybe by tacking on the term "disease" they were better able to qualify for NIH grants for their research. Anyway, you'll never hear me call it anything but Parkinson's or Parkinson's Disorder....it just could affect the state of our minds...<s> <giggle> Bev