Donald, Yes, my experience was almost an exact duplicate of your wife's. I had had some vague pd symptoms around Christmastime, but my father was the only one who noticed. On April 18, 1985 - Easter Sunday - my husband suffered a heart attack. While he was in the hospital, my best friend remarked that I was walking as though I had had a stroke. When I talked to our doctor, he said that whatever was wrong with me wasn't nearly as serious as my husband's condition, and that I should concentrate on getting him better. My husband has completely recovered, while I, of course, am deteriorating steadily. So much for doctors' words of wisdom! Pat Schark