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Sue.... I'm not sure WHICH of the many "Barb's" who access this list regularly that you're accessing your message to. However, there is unfortunately a higher incidence of memory loss/dementia amongst those who have PD, but not everyone is affected in that way. Take each day at a time, and know that this decade has seen more research into brain diseases than at any time in history. Medical research is close to nailing this damnable disease! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange On Behalf Of Sue Whitmore Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 1997 3:17 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: FW: poop Hi Barb, I chose to write this to you because I see your name on here a lot so I know that you will see this. I am somewhat depressed today. I had a lady from an Alzheimers group come into my work to do an inservice with my staff as we have some of our Seniors that have Alzheimers. I had hoped that this would help my staff to better understand what this disease is. However, when Ms. Scholls drew a picture of an umbrella and wrote dementia over the top of it, and then listed types of dementia and one she included was Parkinsons, it really scared me. Do pwps lose their mental abilities? Is this the norm? Is this what I have to look forward to? All of these questions are going through my mind over and over again. Can anyone answer this for me? I thought that it was a possibility but not the norm. Help. I will be looking for any answers I can get to help me to learn more about this. Thanks. Sue Whitmore, 45/2