Newly Dx'd at 40...

Greetings,

I was Dx in June of '05.  I accept it but am Peed off.  The real question I have is "How do I tell my parents without freaking them out?"  I want to be honest, without making them worry.  I live in a small country town and a couple co-workers have related my symptoms to PD, therefore, I must be honest with everyone.  Again, I want to be honest, but not create a crisis situation.  How have you folks communicated the disease to your immediate family(parents, siblings, inlaws, etc..)?  Luckily, my boys are only 5 and 7 and do not notice the symptons like adults have.  I'll deal with them later.  I have obvious right hand tremors, stiffness in the right arm and right leg.  Any advice would be great. 

Thanks,

WFODBIKER

I was just Dx'd a few weeks back. DO TELL your family....

Share that your not going to die from it.... buy it is oging to slow you down.
you may need help ...later on.... My young girls were relieved that I'd be around a while....even in a lessoned state of hero...

I was with my Mom when she was diagnost a few months ago........she was obviously upset and worried but she didn't want it to turn into a crisis either with the rest of the family.  I help her tell everyone and what we told them was that "this is not a fatal disease and she is lucky because she will have medications to help with her symptoms.  She was not going to end up in extreme pain and that this is a very slow progressing disease."  Everyone seemed to do really well with that.  Hope that helps you.  Good Luck. 

Wofodbiker,
Good decision,wish you the best,and let us know how it went.Ed

wfodbiker,

Great,our own attitudes towards PD are the hardest to deal with.We often pay to much attention to how others perceive us ,and not enough attention to how we view ourselves.Keep a positive attitude.Stay active any way you can,and look to the future for a cure.Ed