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maria, i've sent this twice to your personal email rather that through the list serve but but had them bounced back. maria, i also live in west central illinois. given your email address - gallatin river phone company - i'm guessing you're in pekin or galesburg. there is a support group in peoria (which i attend monthly) as well as the quad cities. i also know someone in pekin with parkinson's if you would like their name and email address. when you describe your father's walking, it sounds a lot like me. i would drag my left foot. mornings i could manage to get to work but had trouble getting around. by noon i was done for. if i went to the grocery store, i barely made it around and would feel like, if i had to stand one more second i would be sitting on the floor. sinemet - the gold standard drug for pd, made a lot of difference. walking isn't great but much improved. the people on the listserv have lots of good ideas. there's also a 'care list' for caregivers. you can vent your frustrations to other caregivers. sami -- On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:17:12 maria leigh rupert wrote: >Hello everyone, > I am new to the list and live in west central Illinois. My father, who is about to turn 86 in June has not officially been diagnosed with Parkinsons but his physical therapist says that the way my father is acting is that of a Parkinson's patient. This is all so new to me and my family. Until a couple of weeks ago, before my Dad's last fall, he was able to walk sufficiently enough with help. Now it is only in the mornings when his feet seem to work correctly. The evenings, at bedtime, are difficult to watch at times because his feet don't want to move properly and sometimes they cross over one another. It is like watching an infant learn to walk instead of an 85 year old man. We come into this world helpless and, at times, leave this world the same way. > I realize that other families have and are experiencing the same difficulties my family is right now. I really don't have any questions to pose at this particular moment but it is very interesting to read what others have to say and the experiences they can share make it seem a little easier in dealing with my own father's situation. > >Thanks so much, >Maria > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn