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I guess it's obvious she should get checked out and your request for neurologists in your area shows you already know this. The symptoms you describe are very similar to my own. I'm 35 and was diagnosed Jan 2002, though I had the symptoms for about 18 months before that and strongly suspected it was pd by summer 2001. My father has pd, dx in early 40's, and one of his sisters has an essential tremor (what I was hoping I had!). My Dad's mother also had early onset pd. Dad was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. I was born in Calgary Alberta and have moved east across Canada all the way to Newfoundland in several stops. I now live in Nova Scotia. But anyway - probably not too many common environmental factors. As for your sister's question "She wants to know what you all recommend to delay more symptoms if she does have Parkinson's" - I wish I knew! I've been told exercise - to keep your body strong and flexible so you're in the best possible shape when the big breakthrough in treatment does come. Not very reassuring I'm afraid. (Sorry for the first partial message direct to your email - my left hand did something odd. (Symptoms are only on the left side for now.)) Jennifer ----Original Message Follows---- From: Jane Masterson <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Parkinson's in the family? Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 18:10:37 -0500 My grandfather had an essential tremor My mother has Parkinson's/Lewy Body disease 77/70 and now my sister is afraid she is getting Parkinson's (age 52) Her symptoms are very tired occasional tremor-she thinks it is a resting tremor once a month-her foot doesn't seem to move properly and she trips over it at gym-one arm doesn't swing when extremely tired she gets flu-like symptoms. She also has a thyroid problem. She lives on a ranch and 2 of her in-laws have shaking problems too (could it be something in the environment?) HER QUESTIONS She wants to know what you all recommend to delay more symptoms if she does have Parkinson's and Any recommendations of good neurologists near Hollister, CA? Thanks for any help Jane (daughter and sister) and who has a 17 year old daughter with an active tremor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn