Remember the saying, "This too will pass," which used to buck us up when we were non-PD people suffering from a cold, an argument, a disappointment. Well, that saying is useless with PD. It will not pass. Toadie is right. She can't rid herself of PD or conquer it, but she can still sit out back, have a beer, and look at the deer.

CS - Find something you enjoy - a food, a drink, a TV show, the movie "Hangover" (a guy flick, very funny), a baseball team (but not the Yankees), and include it in your life - something you can look forward to. You will still have PD but you will also still have a focus on something PD cannot take away.

I worry about you, because you are one of the most intelligent people on the forum, but you have trouble finding enjoyment, spare though it may be, in your life. You can give up on Parkinson's but not on things you enjoy.

Ann