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I have spent a number of months learning from all of you. As a long distance caregiver, I have had little to add to the wonderful info you share here. As some of you know, my dad who had PD died suddenly just two days after my wedding recently. My mother was in the hospital at the time and is still in rehab. My brother was there and I am going June 3rd to relieve him so he can return to work. We are sad at the loss of our father and yet glad that he is freed of the suffering he has experienced. For a number of years, he was functioning with the PD, but the last few have been difficult for him as well as a drain on my mom. Her health has deteriorated to the point of not being able to caregive and he would have had to go to a nursing home. He would not have been a cooperative nursing home patient. I strongly believe that the saying that God never gives anyone more than he/she can deal with holds true. I wish all of you well and pray daily for a cure or better treatments for this devastating disease that effects so many lives today. I will check in from time to time and will refer others to this excellent list serv for assistance. Many of you are courageous people who share openly and even offer laughter in times of difficulty. Aloha, Gail -- Gail (Post) Jordan, RN,MS,CSN Maryknoll Schools 1722 Dole St. Honolulu, HI 96822