I am 78 and diagnosed 2 years ago but had symptoms before that. This may sound rediculous but try not to be devastated and terrified. MJF has lived with it for 30 plus years. Its another bump in the road. Better to look at it like a challenge and try to make a contest out of it - anything that will pit you against it instead of giving up and giving in. I have down days but most days I take a walk and think about how I am triumphing over the averages. On occasion I fall. a friend wears a bicycle helmet when he walks so if he falls he does not bang his head. We must each fight it in our own way but not just give in. Never give in.