Friends don't call much any more. In the beginning 10 years ago when the PD wasn't obvious, life and friendships went on pretty much as before my dx. But as time went by and I appeared more and more affected, those people I counted as friends called less and less. Until recently I would still call them occasionally because they always sounded happy to hear from me. But it hurts me so to realize that I'm the only one making an effort. So I let everybody off the hook and I don't call them anymore either. I wouldn't talk about the PD much, if at all, we'd talk about whatever we had always talked about - family, kids, work, politics, the news etc. But now it just doesn't seem worth the trouble. I'm just sad about this.