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tennmike1957 
Yesterday was my 51st birthday! 51 years, who would have ever thought we would have ever made it any where close to this! In a little over a month I’ll be celebrating my 20th year with Parkinson’s Disease ! Although I wasn’t diagnosed until 2001, I remember when I first started not smelling and tasting, it was just before Valentine’s Day and I really couldn’t enjoy the Russell Stover heart I had gotten as desert from a girl friend in my dinner bucket! I thought it strange, but like any good man, brushed it off as nothing important! That means I have had PD nearly half my life! Longer than any of my marriages, longer than it took me to get an education and much longer than I had ever expected! I’ve tried to do right by this disease, by the people who support me and by the people I have met since! It has really changed my goals and life! I really wish to thank all of the people who have given me the strength in my life, as well as the many people I have met online! We have been through many nights of talking, listening and crying! I know I could not have made it without all of you! I also want to thank the special ones, you know who you are, who have stood firm beside me through the dark times and the ones who have stood behind me to catch me when I have been on the edge! These memories will always be with me! Challenging me to trudge onward, to support my friends and PD family! To be there just when someone needs a shoulder to lean on! That was what happened to me that first night in PLWP, I arrived at about 3 am that night! Tetter totting and there was someone to talk to! What was she doing there?I’ll never forget that night, or her matter of fact! So as I start a new year, I look forward to the comradery, the opportunity to still be there! Love you all!Michael
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I hope you had a great birthday.
dede
Mike, Birthday wishes to you. I think you gave me my first hug here on DS. We may not speak often but I appreciate the support you give to everyone. You share your struggles with PD and the meds you take to help keep it under control. The information that you give us all about the effects of certain drugs has allowed me to better understand what happens to my hubby. Sending lots of love and hugs your way. XOXO
firelady
Happy Birthday & may we all have a great year. Yhanks for always telling it like it is Shelley
ShellJ
have a good year
Addymay