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hi all At 08:42 1999/09/25 -0400, teri wrote: >>Subject: Michael J. Fox Hearing -- Info from PAN >Hi: This is all new to me >I was diagnosed two weeks ago. I do live in Pittsburgh, Pa >I'm 48 and don't know very much about Parkinsons. If there >is anything I can do for the hearing on Tuesday, please reply. > Teri <[log in to unmask]> hi teri what you can do for the hearing is watch it yourself and tell everyone you know and care about to watch it too the biggest problem facing parkies in my humble opinion is awareness ignorance is not bliss in re pd it can be shaming, it can be disheartening it can even be fatal knowledge is power read 'joe's story' the 'psychosocial' article the 'algorithm for managing parkinson's disease' the 'young parkinson's handbook' all available on my website in the pienet section in unlocking the troubles of dealing with pd the two keys are EDUCATION and TITRATION i was diagnosed 11 years ago at 41 - i had symptoms for 3-4 years before that - maybe we are seeing more young onset parkies now because diagnosis is getting better? you are not alone, teri we are here and not going anywhere [at least not this month!!] janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>