All I can say to the newly diagnosed is that often in the panic that follows diagnosis we forget that for the vast majority of PwP it is a slowly progressing condition. Some luckier than others in the rate of progression.When my husband was diagnosed I was in a state of despair and imagined life would come to a stop within the year.Here we are seven plus years down the line and he still rates his quality of life as 10 out of 10. He still does all the things he did before: dances,runs, plays his melodeon,perhaps not as well as before but still giving him enjoyment.Maybe he has been lucky so far,maybe the future will not be so good.....................all the more reason to make the most of today.