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Help! My wife of ten years marriage is leaving me...says she can no longer cope with the stress and sadness of my decline. She has her own business and for the last 18 months has been the sole financial support for us (no children..both sets of parents retired on fixed income with their own health problems)My symptoms have worsened (onset 1988/diagnosed '90...honeymoon period until '93)...closed my business in '95, fought with Social Security for almost 2 years for meager monthly disability check, gave up active social life because of rigidity, freezing, unpredictable wearing off. Pretty much homebound...can't drive ...using wheelchair more (grudgingly)....have wonderful support from extended family of old friends in N GA who say they admire my strength & courage...really I'm stubborn and in the past always a tough competitor in sports.(tournament croquet player until '94) I'm a young 55 my wife 50....complete role reversal because of my PD. For the first time I'm depressed.....my main caregiver wants a divorce and I'm overwhelmed...walking that thin line between over and under dosage...maxed out on Sinemet, Parlodel, Eldeprel.. My main joy is my artwork/art therapy while living on 5 acres in N. GA foothills. Suddenly I 'm in conversations about divorce mediation, advocates, selling our home to split the equity, assisted living facilities, hospital beds, attorneys & on & on... My wife approaches the matter in fast forward while I feel I'm in slow motion...reacting to her agenda, staving off abusive verbal attacks....dealing with her anger. Surely some of you must have gone thru this hell.. Help! Mickey email <[log in to unmask]>