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From the interview: > RENO: Some days it does, some days it doesn't. [Points to her hands.] > This is the primary symptom. Some days I get stiff, but I think that's > from lack of exercise in this [right} hand, because of the shaking of this > hand. > > Q: Is that frustrating? > > RENO: No. I just think of what it must be like for people who have > difficulties, who stutter, who have cancer. And you think, Gosh, I'm > fortunate. Wouldn't it be nice if high profile PWP still fortunate enough to be exhibiting early or early middle stage PD would preface statements such as the above with something on the lines of "At the stage I've reached I can still think ..." or even, in the case above, have added - 'who have more advanced PD' - between 'stutter' and 'cancer'. As it is Ms Reno has portrayed PD as something less disabling than a stutter, something which is not even a 'difficulty'. God only knows how many months of profile and awareness raising she has undone. I would think that the PD associations in the US would be justified in protesting Ms Reno's comments in as loud a voice as they have the ability to use. Actually, a more productive approach would probably be for the associations to approach high profile PWP who take it upon themselves to comment misleadingly on PD and request that they appraise themselves of the realities of the situation before pronouncing on it. (Note: I am aware that later in the interview Ms Reno acknowledges that she will get worse and does use the words 'so far I think i'm fortunate'. Sadly they are used after the damage is done). Dennis. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dennis Greene 49/dx 37/ onset 32 There's nothing wrong with me that a cure for PD won't fix! email - [log in to unmask] Website - http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++