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Hi, I thought I would share my story with you who are interested in PD. It began to be very noticeable in May 1995 that there was something wrong with my husband, Garnet. He was doing strange things and not wanting to eat. He must eat you see as he has had diabetes for over 35 years and is insulin-dependent. Then he began to stay on his bed in one position for a very long period of time. He got so bad that he lost 40 pounds in 2 months and could hardly walk at all. He needed constant care and we had to have people with him every minute. He would cross and uncross his legs, complain that they hurt, that the air conditioner be turned on or off, depending on his mood which was constantly changing. One day he fell, he could not be picked up by me as he was dead weight even at 148 lbs. I had to call the ambulance drivers and it took three of them to lift him to the bed. That did it for me. I called a nurse friend of mine and she helped me get him into a nursing home. In October of that year he had been assessed by a neurosurgeon as having PD and was given Senimet, which after a couple of months turned him back on the road to being more like he used to be. Haveing known him so long, I see things about him that maybe others don't see. For instance, he told us yesterday that the year was 1999 and today he couldn't remember the nurse's name. That scared me as she has been looking after him for well over a year and 1/2 and he couldn't remember her name! Will he forget me? Can someone tell me what to expect from here on out to his departure? As for tremors, they seem to be only in the right hand. He had a stroke that affected his right side movement, arm and leg. I am Marcia Mc Cabe [log in to unmask] And thank you for reading my story. Of course there is more but I don't want to bore you.