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Hello, I have just subscribed to this support group on behalf of two special friends of mine: my childhood ballet teacher who appears to be in the final stages of Parkinson's and her husband who is being torn apart by it. I am flying out of state next week to see them both. The issue for her has been eating. She no longer appears to get sustenance from food and fades away until they introduce some nutritional fluid through a vein. Then she temporarily perks up. Her son is a doctor and so he has felt a strong need to figure it out. Her husband is caught here. He suspects it is time to let her go but doesn't want to do that in ignorance. They have been looking for answers for weeks. It appears that the son is ready to surrender to the limits of what he can do. Perhaps the worst is over. Maybe not since now it is time for the hospice. My former teacher knows I am coming though I won't get there until next Wed. By then she may not be conscious but I will be glad to be there all the same. I thought I would bring some music we both loved. Well, I guess I haven't really asked any questions but if anyone has any particular insight I might share with her husband, that would be terrific. I will tell him about this support group and bring my laptop with me down there in case he finds it is something that he would appreciate. Thanks for listening. Liz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn