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We are all scared, anyone that is honest with themselves anyway. You can put on a brave face to the rest of the world, but inside, that shaky feeling really isn't tremors, its fear. This is the place to get inspiration however, as several of our members have had PD over 25 years, and prove to us each day that there really is life after diagnosis. Its not an easy life living with PD, but I can certainly Thank God, I don't have Alzheimer!!!! As of tonight ,at midnight,I shall be officially a retired reference librarian. I was planning to retire in March, but because I'm ADA certified, I was allowed to retire when I wished, and skip a few of their rules. Since I have had a couple of bad falls again, I decided that the years end would be a good time. I have over the years,had to make a lot of adjustments, just as everyone else who has PD has had to do. But I feel better about myself now, knowing that I have saved some quality time for myself. I started a family newsletter in Hotmail, and it has worked out so well, now I won't have to type it up and mail it out anymore. There are many things I have learned to make easier for myself, and I'm keeping my cleaning woman too, which takes a lot of stress off me. My Doxie now has a K-9 Cart because he has a herniated disk in his back, so we create quite a stir walking down the street, me with my crutch, and he in his cart. He can still take off to chase a cat, so he's learned to make adjustments. It hasn't stopped him from his main enjoyment in life however. I decided there had to be a lesson there someplace, if an animal can adjust to a wheel chair, then I should be able to also. But I intend to put it off as long as possible. I guess Linda and Dan, what I'm trying to say is, " Just hang in there", there still is quality time after diagnosis. As Ever, Marjorie L. Moorefield, A retired librarian with PD 67/11