Hi Dorothy
I am also new to PD. I was diagnosed 3 weeks
ago - although I have had symptoms for over 3 years the Doctors kept testing me
for "other" things because I am only 39 years old. I finally went to a
Movement Disorder Clinic were they immediately knew it was PD.
I am not yet on any meds but will be starting in
end of March. The Neurologist told me she will start me on a new
medication that
they are testing. Well it is not a
new med., but rather the way you take it is new. Instead of pills,
which can have a varied result day to day based on your digestive
system....it is the same medication, taken via a patch. Because I have not
yet taken any medication for the disease she says I am a "perfect test
case". Always nice to know you can be perfect at something!!
Perhaps your brother can look into something
like this.
I also highly recommend searching the net and
reading and learning as much as possible. I am amased at how much I have
learned in the last few weeks!
Another member on this list shared a
wonderful site with me, which I now give you. You should check it out for
your brother. http://www.pdindex.com/
I hope this helps.
Kelly in
Calgary
