Dear younger me,
Don't be afraid to tell your family and friends that you have been diagnosed with Parkinson's. It sounds like it is a terrible thing to happen to you but realistically it is not so bad.
There are lots of advantages to having PD and I think the first one is that everyone that you tell will be upset at first and then when they see how you respond to it they will feel okay. Family will ask how you got it but the truth is no one knows how it starts. There is lots of support available to you. The most important thing is doing exercise at least 5 times a week, and make sure that you enjoy what you do. Also try to carry on with whatever you are doing once you are diagnosed even though you probably will have to challenge yourself and possibly streamline the things that you are doing, but there are ways to change everything in life.
Enjoy your journey, you never know what life is going to give you next.
Sincerely,
Sylvia