What a lovely and thoughtful question! You are the greatest, MDS! Nice experiences - my new husband of 4 years now - I had PD when I met him. He expects me to be normal and that helps me to Be normal. He gives me wonderful adventures in the nearby forests, mountains, and lakes near our home. He takes me 4-wheeling and cross country skiing while he & his son 4-wheel nearby. I have started fishing again and have learned to bowhunt and rifle hunt. This website has given me penpals and people all over the world that I can contact at any time of the day or night (depending on their time zones) when I need someone who understands. I have phoned someone in Australia late at night when I was home alone with my adult stepson who was drunk and frightening me. I have messaged someone in England in the wee hours of the morning when I felt I couldn't go on. I have helped edit the autobiography of a very fascinating man I met on this website and have developed a lovely cyber friendship with his incredible wife. I have enjoyed sharing poetry and artwork with fellow Parkies here and on Facebook. Sometimes my ideas are way ahead of my abilities, but that just slows me down, it doesn't stop me. You go guy, and all the rest of the folks on this website who fight instead of quit!

Found out because of pd whom are fakes and whom are genuine.

In the beginning, people told me all the time. You don't have to tell people that have parkinson's. Keep it your own little secret. That's my right. But I've always been forthright and Honest about who I am. I'm an odd duck. And when I got Parkinson's. And I started trying to justify. Going on disability. So called using the system. Because I was brought up in a generation that. That had the work ethic. You start from the bottom work your way up to the Top. You don't judge anybody. Can you give give, give, give, give. Until you can give no more. And I definitely come across rude people. Who don't have time to look around? Which is something I had to learn to do. And see that. There's a lot of pain and hurt going on in this work. World. But there's also a lot of beauty. Lessons. Their learned. And Genuine. Kindness. That falls in the level of miracles. When someone is rude to me because I'm not moving fast enough in the line. I'll make a harmless little joke about how. In the old days before I had Parkinson's. I could walk circles around everybody. Now I just walk in circles. And I get nowhere. Lol. But I've learned so much. and met many beautiful people out there and because i have been honest about who I am many have taken the time to tell me i have a great attitude and they feel lucky knowing me.

Definitely that's what happened to me.

I have met and made friends with so many wonderful people from all over the world. People who have helped trace long lost family members, people who have supported me through tough times in hospital, people I would never have met and come to know if not being diagnosed with Parkinson’s. That and those concerned have all been a blessing.