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I am posting this on behalf of my mother. She is 60 and lives in the UK. I have been sending her the list postings for the past few weeks and she has written me a letter to post to you all. Please send/post your replies and I will ensure that she gets them asap. --------------------------------- ** -------------------------------- Hello Friends, I am Nik's mother - he is listening and talking for me. My PD was diagnosed 20 years ago. Meds: Bromocryptine, Eldepryl, Madopar 125 and Britaject (Apomorphine) injections administered hourly approx. 16 times a day. About 18 months ago I had my first fall. Others followed at irregular and infrequent (weeks rather than days) intervals. Most were of minor importance with slight to moderate bruising. However, the next fall was severe and resulted in my fracturing a hip bone. Operation and hospital stay as a result... Since those days, I also suffer from insomnia. About two months ago, the fall intervals became shorter and shorter, until 2 weeks ago it reached a climax of 2-3 a day. I have had numerous black eyes, bruises, broke skin, and a dislocated shoulder. I can keep these falls to a minimum if I don't do anything and have someone with me all the time!!!!! I find it dificult to describe these falls accurately. It all happens so fast. As mentioned earlier, the torso gets the go-ahead from the brain, the feet are totally ignored by the brain, until SUDDENLY they start to race very fast until I either crash into an object or fall onto the floor with such violence that I am left quite dazed. What I would like help and advice on is how do you all cope with falling? How are you preventing/avoiding it? How do you reckon I should go about avoiding another major fall? I look forward to hearing from you. Evelyne --------------------------------- ** -------------------------------- Please reply via the list or via [log in to unmask] Thanks.