WE WILL SURVIVE AND BEAT PD IF WE BELIEVE THERE’S HOPE... Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it., Many of us confuse hope with optimism, a prevailing attitude that things will turn out for the best.., But hope differs from optimism . Hope does not arise from being told to think positively or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism , is rooted in unalloyed reality. Although there is no uniform definition of hope, I found one that seemed to capture what my patients had taught me. Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see, in the minds eye a path to a better future . Hope acknowledges significant obstacles with deep pitfalls along the path. True hope has no room for delusion. Clear eyed hope gives us the courage to confront circumstances and the capacity to surmount them. True hope has proved as important as any medication I might prescribe or any procedure I might perform. Jerome Groopman, M.D. AND NEVER GIVE UP… “MANY OF LIVES FAILURES ARE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT KNOW HOW CLOSE THEY WERE TO SUCCESS WHEN THEY GAVE UP” “DON’T LET THE PEOPLE SAYING IT CAN’T BE DONE, INTERRUPT THOSE WHO ARE DOING IT” “ONLY THOSE WHO SEE THE INVISIBLE CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE” “EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND WORK ETHIC COMBINED ARE NOT AS GREAT AS PASSION ALONE TO BEING SUCCESSFUL IN ANY ENDEAVOR”   Did You Know 2010 Cruel Declaration 2005 Hitting Bottom Choices A Dream Thank You