Face the facts. Parkinson's disease affects every aspect of a person's health. Tremors, ridgidity, cogwheeling, are only the primary symptoms of this insidious disease. The disease is not a disease per se, but a collection of symptoms diagnosed by an experienced movement disorder physician. Movement disorders are the only symptoms used to diagnose the disease but they are just the tip of the iceburg.

Please check out the following site:

http://www.clognition.org/

The person who created this site has received awards for her honest, forthright, analysis of other mental health affects of our illness. She also has suffered the illness herself for many years.

Many of us must give up our dreams if they conflict with the safety of the public. Perhaps your friend would consider using her degree in a non public career such as research. I emphasize for your friend and the many others who worked so hard to obtain the credentials to help society, but are now prevented by any disability. Your friend also would enjoy her job, but her health is important. The stress of being a pediatrician is tremendous.

Life just is not fair!!!!!