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Hello Listserv members, First, can anyone tell me how I can get Parkinson's Report Magazine? Yes, I am the son of a PWP. But old enough to understand and hopefully help. I just joined this Listserv this week in my zeal to get all the information I can on Parkinson's since we found out my mother, Lillian - age 79, has it. Though I sometimes get burried in all the email, I have had a great experience reading all the mail and information from all you wonderful people! I am so new to this, I don't even know the questions to ask yet. But I'm trying to learn so I can help my Dad and Mom cope with this new challenge in their lives. It all started about a year ago with her "slowing down" very considerably ...from square dancing & clogging to barely walking... in a matter of a few months. Then the falling started with a broken hip, two incidents of gashes on the back of her head requiring stitches, numerous other falls...always backwards, changes in speech volume and handwriting patterns. After numerous MD's, neurologists and much testing (MRI's, blood, etc.) probable condition... Parkinsonism - a new word to me! I hear so much about Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's Syndrome...it gets confusing. She is soon getting her third neurologist. Medications are Sinemet, Elpedryl and Parlodel (I don't have the dosages). She has taken the Sinemet since January, the other two were prescribed in the past few weeks. She gets nausea from the Sinemet and has found some relief by taking it 1 hour before a meal instead of with the meal. We really don't know what to expect from any of these meds, but I have found the Drug Database in the Parkinsn Archive Treasure web page to be very helpful. You all have been too! Thank you. My prayers are with you all! Dennis c/g; Mom Lillian 79/1 ____ ______________________________ Dennis Liebl Board Leader, Hometowns West BB (Prodigy Classic) E-Mail me at: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Visit my Web Site at: http://pages.prodigy.com/liebl/homes.htm