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I think half of it is depression from Mom, and the other half he fears he has Hungtinton's, which he saw his aunt die from. My bother and I are going to get genetically tested, and, probably, we will be negative, we are then going to use this information to show him that he probably doesn't have Huntington's. We are trying everything we can think of, he has had some different responses this week, as we've been telling him every day what we are doing, so maybe we are making progress....... We've been eating Fava Beans on and off for years, so we don't have Favism in our family. I did go ahead and make him some Fava beans, and a whole goody bag of 9 days worth of Fava bean cookies, meat loaf and soup, if nothing else, at least he'll get some food down, he promised to tell me if he had ANY response, no matter how small. If he does have even the smallest of responses, then he'll know as well as us that he has Parkinson's, then maybe we can get him to go to a neurologist..... thanks for your caring response, Jenny > -----Original Message----- > From: Camilla H.Flintermann [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, April 03, 1998 5:41 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: Help, Father refuses to go to Dr. > > Dear Jenny---re: appetite loss (probably in part at least from his > depression) will he drink Ensure, etc--which has a lot of protein, and > should really be balanced with some fruit--or even eat ice > cream??Calories, > and a pretty good balance of protein and carbohydrates, according to our > resident dietitian, Kathrynne Holden. > The idea opf a videotape may be your best shot--but I understand he'd have > to eat a LOT of Fava beans to get enough dopa, amnd some posts have > suggested they may cause problems. > Did he show any interest in the fact that 1600 folks on this list are > dealing with PD one way or another, and many of them are thinking of HIM?! > My guess is that the depression from loss of your mother is the trigger > here, and perhaps that's where you need to focus. Does he talk to family > about those feelings of loss ? > You are a loving, devoted daughter, and I'm sure that deep down he > realizes > this--but it may be that the depression is so in control that he can't act > on it. > One terchnique that might help is the "surround" used in confronting > alcoholics with the fact that they have a problem, and it also > affects/hurts those who love them. > If you have web access, there's a wealth of good material re: depression > (from Janet Paterson) there. You might want to check it out. > I'll fwd. to you the how-to for accessing the archives if you need it. > Hang in there! > > > Camilla Flintermann .. [log in to unmask] > CG for Peter, 79/8 ( co-owner of CARE list) > > **__**__**__**__**__**__**__**__**__**__** > * * > * "IF THE ONLY TOOL YOU HAVE IS A HAMMER,* > * EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL" * > * ---Abraham Maslow * > **__**__**__**__**__**__**__**__**__**__**