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Hello to everyone. I have not written in a while and so I think a brief re-introduction is in order. My Mother has had PD for a while but was officially diagnosed a little over a year ago. She is currently taking Eldepryl and doing pretty well. My Grandfather, 83, has also recently been diagnosed with PD. So this has been a big part of my life over the last year. Especially since my Mom is in Hartford, CT, my Grandpa is in Spokane, WA and I am in Boston, MA. I am very grateful to this newsgroup. I come into work every morning and I know I will have informative e-mail waiting for me. I share a lot of them with my Mom. It is really difficult lately because my Grandpa isn't doing (he has had a bleeding ulcer and his neuro has told him there is basically no medicine he can take) and naturally my Mom is very worried for him. My Dad has enough to deal with, both mentally and physically with my Mom, and he is getting close to overload. So this leads me to several questions. First, does anyone have any advice about my Grandpa's ulcer and possible meds? He can't get his winter coat on (he says he gets one arm in and then can't lift the second high enough) He has been going out in the cold weather and now has a big cold. He is a bit stubborn when it comes to help and thinks everyone in his retirement community is sort of evil. Does anyone know a good neuro/support group in the Spokane, WA area? He is not the best at being positive or accepting help. It is really hard for us to be so far away from him. Now my Mom. I was just down in Florida, where they are so lucky to be spending the monthe of January and my Mom has been walking on the beach and seems really good. One thing that has been bothering to her is that at times she feels that she looses the control of her bladder. She feels the need to use the bathroom and sometimes she can't get to one immediately or by the time she is done fiddling with buttons or zippers she has a small accident. This is very upsetting to her and I was wondering if anyone else experiences this? I understand the bladder is a muscle and so could be affected by her PD. She tries to space out her liquids but I think it would be equally upsetting to her "pride" to have to wear some sort of adult undergarment. I hope that some of you have some advice. I appreciate all the time and energy that everyone puts into this. Rachael ***************************************************************** Rachael Albert Account Coordinator The Monster Board [log in to unmask] http://www.monster.com *****************************************************************