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Jeannie, Children have such an exquisite take on life. My niece when she was 5, was convinced I was shaking on purpose, just to fool her. There are children's books on PD, but I am not sure of the group that has them. You can try Googling "Why Mommy Shakes" or explaining Parkinson's Disease to children it should take you to the site that has the books. Sincerely Chris At 05:57 AM 1/14/2005 -0500, you wrote: >My husband has PD and my great-nephew tried to explain it to his little >brother. Brian was five and Nicholas was three. Brian said that Uncle >Gordie >had trouble parking so that is why his hands shake and he falls a lot. Brian >makes sure Gordie has his cane and walks behind him with his hand out to try >to help him along. All Nicholas can say is, "Gordie's really sick. How come >it is taking so long to get all better?" > I do not know of any books about the disease, but I am sure there is a >need there. I think a simple explanation and then answering questions as >they >come up. > >Jeannie Leroux CG >Gordon diagnosed in 1996 >He is now 67 years old. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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