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I have had symptoms and problems with tremors and  hesitant speech since  1981 - I have drooled (with wet pillow aat night) for 30 years.  Problems were never  properly diagnosed in all that time !!!
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> AGE: __55_____
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> NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH PD: __3______
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> DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TREMOR? ___yes______
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> DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH WALKING? ___yes______
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>     FREEZING IN DOORWAYS? __yes______
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>     SHUFFLING GAIT? ___yes_____
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>     PROBLEMS STARTING TO WALK? __yes_______
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>     PROBLEMS SUSTAINING WALKING? __yes_______
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> DO EVER FEEL AS THOUGH YOUR FEET ARE "GLUED TO THE FLOOR"? __yes________
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> DO YOU FIND THAT STEPPING OVER OBJECTS ON THE FLOOR IS HELPFUL FOR
WALKING?
> __no_______
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> DO YOU FIND THAT YOU DON'T FREEZE WHILE WALKING UP OR DOWN STAIRS?
__no_______
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> ARE SOME FLOOR PATTERNS EASIER FOR YOU TO WALK ACROSS (for example, cracks
in
> the sidewalk)? __not sure as we are rural aandd quite isolated_________
>
> Thank you for your response.  For your  information I will publish the
> results of this survey on the PD listserver.
>
> Tom Riess

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