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Hi. My name is Heather. I just learned for the first time yesterday that my dad has Parkinson's at 48. I am currently a nursing student. He was just diagnosed in June. Maybe it's just me clinging at straws or my own naivete', but is Paliodotomy everything they say it is . . . relief of "90% of signs in 90% of patients"? Of course, I WANT to believe this . . . He's got two small children and a wife. They say surgery is not covered by insurance because it's still experimental? How much does it cost . . . anyone know? How about raising money for the surgery - anyone know anything about that? I want to think that he SHOULD get the surgery now while he is still relatively healthy, cognitive and semi-ambulatory? Again, maybe it's just me looking for a quick resolution - fat chance. I'd like to see him live another 35 productive years. To me, it seems like an inevitable step if he wants to actually make it that long? He has only slight tremors, he is obviously bradykinesic. Am I off base? Should he really wait until it's all he has left? Heather [log in to unmask]