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I am an office manager in the television service department of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and have been with the university for over 25 years. I am subscribing to this list because my father, Leonard - age 76, has been diagnosed and treated for Parkinsons for 23 years. He has been through the gamut of meds -- presently Sinemet, Eldeprel, and some other "kick-in" drugs. After this many years, it's hard to tell what's Parkinson's symptoms and what's purely drug side effect. About every 18 months for the last few years he has needed a "meds holiday" in the hospital. He usually comes out of those quite lucid and agile. The dimentia, especially night dimentia, is the most troublesome for our family. My mother was a nursing assistant at a veterans home for about 15 years, so she is able to provide excellent nursing care and he has been able to remain at home--but she is 78 years old, and wearing down. I'm always interested in reading Parkinsons news, and that's why I'm on this list. Judi Pitt ([log in to unmask])