Originally Posted by Teretxu

Thanks, Lavender, I could provide a link to a copy of the full sentence, but it's in Spanish (and legal jargon at that).
It does seem that many of us developed PD after a traumatic event in our lives. Maybe we would have developed it just the same, but 20 or 30 years later, allowing us to lead normal, healthy lives.

Adelle, what a hard blow for anyone, your husband and his brother, both, getting PD after traumatic experiences! Your brother-in-law's story is especially tragic, it reminds me of the people described in Oliver Saks' famous book "Awakenings", who spent all their lives locked away in mental institutions after getting encephalitis from the 1918 flu virus, and who 50 years later were found to have a severe form of Parkinsonsism instead of a mental illness.
Even nowadays many people with PD are often mistaken for drunks, due to our inherent balance problems, and stopped by the Police. As if we didn't have punishment enough!