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Sue, try a small communication board witht the picture and woed below it. Condult a speech therpaist. Nancy Reply to message from [log in to unmask] of Mon, 16 Jun > >In a message dated 97-06-15 14:42:54 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Dick Swindler) >writes: > ><< he best things > you can do for your father are a) make sure he's taking an adequate amount >of > medication - Sinemet, etc., b) if there are signs of depression, check into > getting him on an antidepressant if he's not on one already, and c) love him > and keep trying to make that human connection. It sounds as if you're > already doing the latter. >> > >I asked my Mom about depression, and she said she didn't think that he was >depressed....of course even before PD he wasn't the type of person to >communicate his feelings. > >I do have a question...when he talks he often can't find the word that he's >looking for, and I don't know if I should wait and see if he comes up with >it, or help him by trying to guess. Anyone else with PD have that problem? > Do you prefer to be left alone or have someone help? > >Sue > > --