Thanks Debi, I actually ordered the book yesterday on someone else's recommendation - looking forward to reading it with my girls.

Laura, I think that those of us with YOPD have gone through the same feelings that you are expressing, I know I can completely relate! Your son, like my girls, will only know you with the PD. He'll love you for you, because you are his mother, his support. Like I said, my girls don't know me any other way, my symptoms are just part of life. And I've definitely had trouble with shakiness and tremor at school and social events, initially I was self-conscious I must admit, but no longer.

I've found that you get to a point when you have to try and let go of your fear of the future and concentrate on your present. Cherish every moment you have with your newborn son. Through your strength, your son will learn perseverance. Through your challenge, he will learn empathy...concentrate on that!