Don -- Your attitude is so wonderful and never ceases to amaze me. Bless you for hanging in there with Vivian (and she with you) for all those years with PD. You've done the right thing. Carole Menser -----Original Message----- From: Donald F. McKinley <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, August 04, 2002 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Long-Term PD http://www.geocities.com/doncyberdadmckinley/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "myles" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 5:50 AM Subject: Long-Term PD > Good day everyone. I joined the list before but left a year ago. Now I am back. My mother has had PD for more than 10 years now and has been taking Sinemet for 5 years. She takes 1/2 Sinemet every 2 hrs now. For a day she takes a total of 5 Sinemet tablets. > > Actually she has taken almost all remedies available, even the dopamine agonists, Parlodel etc. > > Each day that passes now she is so afraid of dying. She is now 77 yo. And she thinks surgery is out of the question. > > I have been browsing through the internet for long-term PD and there seems to be no alternative other than surgery. Does anyone in the group know of any information I can get to help ease the PD discomfort for my momther? > MYLES TELL U R MOTHER OR SHOW HER THIS I AM 78 HAD PD FOR 33 YEARS STILL LOOKING AT YOUNG LADIES. GOD WILL TAKE U WHEN UR TIME COMES. NOT BEFOR SO THINK HOW LUCKY U R TO SEE THIS DAY. IF U DON'T WELL THAT IS THE END & U GOT NOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. HUG U R FAMILY & U R SELF I.Y.Q. DON > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn