Edith She may use a neat little program called "on screen keyboard". It should be found in the "accessoris" start-up group. Need help, scream, holler. M > From: Edith Love <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 8/17/2005 11:34:25 PM > Subject: Expertise Requested > > Yesterday I spoke with a woman whose husband has had PD for many years. > She explained that her husband has very low blood pressure and that she > has to check him at least twice a day. What concerns her is the fact that > when her husband stands and begins to walk, his entire body jerks from head > to toe for a period of minutes. He falls easily and must be watched at all > times. I asked if what he was experiencing could be dyskenesia. > Apparently, it isn't. She mentioned that they have wonderful doctors who > are absolutely mystified re the jerking. > > Today I spoke to a lovely woman who was diagnosed as MSA/PSP some months > ago. She is losing her voice and her ability to write. Her disease is > moving quite rapidly. > > I'm the world's worst techy, so what I need is knowledge about what is on > the market that can be recommended in order for her to be able to use her > computer. > > Thanks for the effort, everyone. > > Walk with rainbows, > E > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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