HI! MY NAME IS PAM. MY SON HAS CEREBRAL PALSY AND A CLOSE FRIEND HAS BEEN COPING WITH PARKINSONS FOR 3 YEARS NOW. HE HAS CONSTANT NAUSEA AND DISEQUILIBRIUM. I AM LOOKING FOR IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO COPE, MEDICATE, RISE ABOVE- ANY HELP. MY FRIEND IS SICK EVERY DAY WITH THE NAUSEA. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SPORTSMAN, QUITE HEALTHY- AND SUDDENLY ALL THIS IS COMPROMISED. MY SON, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAS A PUMP WHICH INTRODUCES HIS MEDICATION INTO HIS SPINAL FLUID. I HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHY MY FRIEND HAS TO TAKE HANDFULS OF PILLS CONSTANTLY AND CAN'T HAVE A PUMP OR A PATCH, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE PILLS GET WASTED IN THE LIVER. I AM JUST LOOKING FOR IDEAS ON HOW OTHER PEOPLE COPE WITH THIS. THANK YOU, PAM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn