Hi Sue, You wrote in part: > > He is also refusing a referal to a neurological center because > "Parkinson's is Parkinson's". I know that this is wrong, and I feel my > mother needs to be evaluated and diagnosed properly. Is there any way I > can teach the doctor, or do I need to look for a new doctor again? So "Parkinson's is Parkinson's" is it. I suggest you advise him that 'doctors are doctors' and find yourself another one. Is he a GP or a neurologist. Your mother needs to be evaluated by a specialist. Any doctor who refuses to refere you for a second opinion is covered by the 1st Law of People to Beware Of, which states: "He who thinks he knows everything, doesn't know the first thing." Dennis. ++++++++++++++++++++ Dennis Greene 47/10 [log in to unmask] ++++++++++++++++++++