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You and your wife have and are suffering lot. I know you are facing extreme circumstances and facing them with faith and courage. I'm not a doctor. Isn't ECT a temporary/superficial procedure? What does the neurologist have to say about your wife being a candidate for DBS? I know there are others on this list that have experienced similar situations... some survived...some are still grieving. I hope something can be done to help her. Don't give up... Derek Pocock wrote: > snip > > The original description of Parkinson's disease (by Dr. Parkinson) was > > "paralysis agitans", or "The Shaking Palsy". I believe that weakness > > is a part of the illness, especially as it advances. > > > > Best, > > > > Bob > > Surely there can be no doubt about PD causing weakness. My wife has shown > very little of the "shaking palsy" but right now is so weak that she cannot > move and is unable to swallow and her speech is virtually unintelligible. > She was diagnosed in Dec 93 and has been either hospitalised or in > convalesence for all but 6 weeks of the last 6 months as the result of two > falls and complications resulting from those falls e.g. infection, > pneumonia, etc., etc., She has grown weaker ever since she was diagnosed and > only her mental strength has kept her going as long as she has. Right now we > are depending on the Lord for healing and that He will provide a bed in a > hospital so that she can start ECT treatment. Three months ago they told me > she would not last the week but she is still here and showing far more > courage in her circumstance than I could ever imagine. The days are too long > for me and I feel guilty because I cannot be with her all the time, the > stress is too great. > For all of you that believe in Jesus and his work upon the Cross please pray > for healing and a successful treatment for this insidious disease and > forgiveness for my weakness. > Regards > Derek Pocock -- --------on the edge of the prairie abyss--------- Ray Strand 48/dx PD 2 yrs/40? onset/retired list instructions: http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/mailopt.html