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donna and john: when i was first diagnosed in nov. 1990, my wife snd i knew little about parkinson's. my neurologist told me i had parkinson's, gave me a prescription and told me to schedule an appointment for six month's with no further explanation. my wife and i were befuddled(isn't parkinsons something old people get?). we got a second opinion and were told that i probably had parkinson's, but that more tests were needed to rule out other diseases. by the time we finished all of the tests, we were relieved that i "only" had parkinson's. my wife and i told our children immediately. we were upbeat about it and we told them, in effect, that "the glass is half full". we have chosen to dwell on the positives in our lives. it was well put by scarlett o'hara when she said "i'll worry about that tomorrow" given the above perspective, the mjf piece was well done. it is not "hollywood", it was the way that many of us parkies feel. everyone must deal with the ravages of parkinson's in their own way. we have chosen the positive road and to steal a line from robert frost, "that has made all the difference".