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Mary Brenzel wrote: > > I too am new to this list. My 80-year-old father was diagnosed with PD about > 7-8 years ago. His condition is worsening. Hallucinations, sleep problems, > agitation. His mobility seems to be ok but, mentally, that's another story. > It is so depressing and frustrating to see him that way during the few hours a > week that I visit. I can't imagine what my poor mother (also 80) is feeling. > I don't think that she's getting any help from the doctor's office. But then > again, my mom's not one to complain and probably is too proud to ask at the > neurologist's office for support group and other information to ease her > through this experience. I am close to tears when I think of what she is going > through and I need to get her some help. > > Does anyone on this list live in the Western New York area (preferably the > northern suburbs of Buffalo)? Can anyone provide me with information about how > to get my mom the help that she deserves? > > On Feb 19, 12:32pm, S.J. Wolfe wrote: > > Subject: PD dementia > > Hello, I am a newbie to this list, so please excuse me if I am asking > > about something which has been recently covered. > > My mother has PD and I am curious about PD dementia. She is 73 years old, > > and very very forgetful, forgets words, people's names, etc. The doctor > > says it is not Alzheimers, and that it is due to her meds. She takes three > > cinemet (sp?) per day. She is also sometimes very petulant, and has an > > exceedingly short attention span, all of which drive my poor father > > slightly bats. > > I have been in a position to go and stay with her when he goes away, but > > this is changing and I will no longer be able to do this. Does anyone know > > if there are PD support groups in the Westfield/Springfield Mass. area? > > She also has macula degeneration and is losing her sight which doesn't > > help. > > Please respond to me off list if this is repeat information which would > > bore everyone! > > TIF > > S.J. Wolfe > > > > > > ************************************************ > > * ______ * > > * / \ * > > * | --88-- | S.J. Wolfe --**-- Per-Seshen * > > * | ____ | American Antiquarian Society * > > * | |_//_| | [log in to unmask] * > > * | | * > > * | /\/\/\ | A brain the size of a planet, * > > * __\______/__ and here I am ... * > > * * > > ************************************************ > >-- End of excerpt from S.J. Wolfe > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mary Brenzel Voice: 716-687-3175 > Senior Programmer/Analyst Fax: 716-687-3366 > Fisher-Price, Inc. Email: [log in to unmask] > 636 Girard Avenue > East Aurora, NY 14052 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Our Work Is Child's Play > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Mary Brenzel. There is a support group in Rochester, New York; Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York, a chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation. We have been members since August and have found it very helpful. Possibly a member of your family could attend a meeting if there is no such group in Buffalo. There will be a symposium on March 15 presented jointly by our group and the University of Rochester Neurology Mind Unit. Call PSGUNY voice mail at 716 234-5355 or contact us by e-mail for details. John and Donna Testa [log in to unmask]