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Hey Wendy: There are others like yourself, I got PD at 29. I can dig where your coming from, dudette. Just kidding, us baby boomers have warped senses of humor. At 08:32 PM 12/4/98 -0700, you wrote: >Hey Joan! > >I agree with you. I love country (and I've taken alot of abuse for that), >classical, new age, >big band, jazz, etc. I was just being a bit obnoxious there, part in fun, >and part to emphasize the age variations that really do exist with pd. No >offense to anyone, but the first few visits I ever had with my neuro, I felt >like I should be there accompanying my grandmother or something, rather than >being there for myself. Also, the average age of those in my YOPD support >group which I attended monthly, was still probably about 20 years ahead of >me. Like I've told people before, ya never see any literature from the >national pd groups or anyone else (altho' gratefully that is changing), >that gives someone advice on subjects such as "How to tell your prom date >you've got pd", etc. Most of it's still about how to tell your children and >grandchildren, or say, how to get the most from medicaid, or whatever. > >I'm not complaining here, we each have our own perspectives and relevant >concerns, all equally valid, but I do feel in the minority sometimes, >altho' that feeling too is fading, as I've had pd now for almost 10 years, >and am now far from my twenties. Believe it or not, I was at some PD >conference once, and some older gentleman with pd got up to ask/say >something, and one thing he said, which totally floored me, was some comment >about younger people not ever getting pd. Man, if some of our own have no >clue, no wonder the general public doesn't either. I admit I count myself >right along with them prior to my forced enlightenment. Naturally, I had to >reply to his statement and enlighten him also, without being rude. So, a >few minutes later I got up and asked a question about my reaction to >compazine and its probable role in my getting pd in my twenties, and also >mentioned the book "The Case of the Frozen Addicts." My point was to, just >by my presence, make the point to him and everyone else in the dark still, >that we too are fortunate enough to get it sometimes. Shoot, some even get >it way younger than I did. It's relatively rare, but thanks to toxins, >etc., that is changing. > >But, nevertheless, I'm gonna keep on a rockin' and a rollin' forever! >(WTF!) > >Wendy Tebay > >