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---------- > Fra: ((JackLyn)) <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: new to group > Dato: 21. juni 1997 19:06 > > Well my previous posting was quickly sent back to me. Now I will try again! > > My name is Jackie and my father was diagnosed with pd about six years ago. > He was a pilot in the armed forces, and now resides in the vet unit at the > local nursing home. He has made friends and the staff is wonderful. The > main problem seems to be my mother. It is almost as if she is blaming Dad > for getting ill and will go to great lengths to let him know she is angry > with him. Bless his heart, he doesn't have a choice. He cannot walk but > has a great electric chair that allows him a bit more freedom. He is very > quiet and does not complain. Acceptance has been difficult but he makes the > best of it. On the other hand my mother refuses to accept and pulls childish > pranks (taking the phone off the hook or not going up to see him etc). We > have tried to tell her that this is dangerous as she lives alone but to no > avail. I was just wondering if anybody else has had this problem. My > mother took care of Dad up until last summer when my brother and sisters had > to step in and insist that 1. she get help in the home or 2. he goes into > the nursing home. Well nobody was going to come into her home! So Dad was > placed in the great facility that he is now. If we had not done this I am > sure my mother would have died. > > The information in this group is really helpful. Thanks for listening, Jackie Hello Jackie, I welcome you to the list and I wish the best for you and your family. Sonia Nielsen, Denmark NEVER GIVE UP