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My best advice is for you to walk with him, not "tell him to walk". Arrange an outing every once in a while, then increase the times. I know my wife much prefers to walk or bike ride with someone, including me! John > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:49 PM > Subject: need help! for my Dad with Parkinson's > > >> Hi, >> I've been on this list serv for 5 or 6 years. My father has had >> Parkinson's for 7 or 8 years. He is 79 yrs. old. Over a year ago he got >> pneumonia (before which he was getting around fine, going on trips, >> working in the yard, etc.) but for months refused to do the physical >> therapy to get his strength back again...and his legs got weak so he >> could hardly walk at all...well, me and my step-mom finally got him on a >> low level serotonin uptake inhibitor (Lexapro) because the doctor said >> clinical depression could be causing his stubbornness about exercise >> (they said he could be fine and go home if he would push himself and >> exercise more) ... we also got him a personal trainer (3 days a week) >> The Lexapro definitely seems to be helping his outlook and he IS standing >> and walking a little bit now with a walker but he is only doing the >> minimal amount of exercise (he's in a rehab facility) >> If we tell him to do anything he acts like we're nagging (he was >> president of a company and is used to being the boss) >> Also, he's getting over the flu so he's a little weaker right now. >> They say you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink but >> my question is this: >> How can we motivate him to do what he needs to do to get moving again? >> They said that if he would move around more and carry on with walking and >> exercise it would build his immune system so he'd be less likely to get >> pneumonia. >> I would appreciate any suggestions! >> Paul >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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