Is it like being in a club - an exclusive members' club where we stand up and say
"Hail Parky, We who are about to die salute you!"
Well yes and no. True , a grave faced member of the medical profession has said to you, "I'm sorry to tell you that you have Parkinson's disease."
which is what you had suspected for some time since they started doing all the standard finger tests, questions on current environment, standing sitting lying down and walking etc. However there are a million plus ways to react as there are a million ways to complete these tests with varying degrees of response.
Yes, there is no current cure for Parkinson's, but there are medicine's and other ways to alleviate the symptoms. You likely won't die directly from Parkinson's, but the lurch in your gait could put you into the path of a bus, or a loss of balance on a cliff top could result in a spectacular final few moments. It does not do much for your morale to pore over learned medical case examples. I have found that the best way to keep your spirits up is to have an acquaintance who is worse off than you are. When you run out of candidates for that post, then it may be time to "Hail Parkinson"
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