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address: [log in to unmask] My mother has Parkinson's, and we are new to this group. Right now my questions mainly have to do with what to expect in the progression of my mother's condition. My brother, who is with her on the West Coast believes she is at the end stage, after a dramatic downturn that has happened within the last few weeks. I can believe it talking to her on the phone, as she is profoundly demented - talks and talks but is virtually incoherent. I understand that in addition to Sinemet the drugs she is taking include Mirapex, Zippaxa, Paxil and Prosom. You know, at least in the condition she is in at the moment she is not experiencing a lot of fear and anxiety, which she has in the past [which I associate with the "internal tremors"], so may be this is preferable. But what should we expect in the months and years ahead. I've heard her doctor say that all her organ systems are healthy, and she could go on like this for fifteen years! Yikes! I'de appreciate all responses, Jonathan