Hello,

This is my first post on NeuroTalk. I have been a lurker here since May 2005 when I was first diagnosed with YOPD. I was 43 years old when I was diagnosed, and I am now 46 years old. I have been on a low dose of Mirapex and Sinemet since August 2005. Lately, I feel like my PD has been progressing a little faster than it was a couple of years ago.

I am a patent attorney. I love to play racquetball. When I am playing racquetball, it is as if I don't have PD. However, once I am done playing, I feel the PD again.

I am making this post tonight to tell all of you how much you have meant to me over the last 3 and a half years. As I quietly lurked here, I learned from you that PD is not a death sentence. I learned from you about supplements. I take essentially the same group of supplements that Mr. Everett recommends.

I learned from you that life with PD is still life very much worth living. I learned that PD is a health condition that requires careful management. I also learned from you that PD is different for every single person. Moreover, I learned that there is simply no way to know how fast one's PD will progress or what symptom will pop up next.

I want to thank all of you for teaching me so much about what PD is, what PD is not, and how to cope with PD. Tonight I have crossed over from lurker to poster. I hope to get to know all of you better. I feel like I know many of you already, but I believe the time has come for me to introduce myself to this community that has meant so much to me for over three years.

Thank you very much.