Dear John, Good for you for learning all you can about PD. This list is a great resource -- people here can answer many of your questions. For information about the Hoehn and Yahr Scale (5 stages) you can go to: http://www.parkinson.org/stages.htm I hope you'll post often, with any other questions you have. Best regards, Kathrynne The Russells wrote: > > My wife Dottie was diagnosed with Stage 2 of Parkinson's. Would someone > give me a source where I can read about the 5 stages (as I understand it) of > the disease? > > John, Caregiver to Dottie -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: interview and assessment tools for nutrition professionals" "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/