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Dear Sonia--you didn't say where your father lives--it is possible there may be a PD Support group in his area, and this would provide an outlet for socialization where he need not be embarrassed, as well as a source of info and support. Ours, and several others I know of, meet at Senior Centers, so that might be a place to check. Also, the Nat'l Parkinson Foundation in Miami has several 800 numbers. In Florida, 1-800-433-7022, in California, 1-800-400-8448,in the rest of the US and Canada, 1-800-327-4545. A call will put you and/or him on their mailing list for their excellent NPF Parkinson Report, pub. quarterly, and also you would receive a packet of useful pamphlets. A good resource. What you refer to as embarrasment may also be depression, which is very common with PD. My husband takes Prozac, which he feels lightens his mood a bit. I assume your father sees a knowlegable neurolog ist. He's lucky to have your love and concern-- carry on--- Camilla Flintermann, Oxford, OH