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Hello all! I am new to this list, but this message is quite familiar to me. My mother has been diagnosed with PD since 1970 and has been living in a nursing home since 1995. I take her into the outside world as often as possible, but the restroom problem certainly puts some constraints on the length of our trips and our destinations. I have usually decided to use the men's restroom, but it does make my mother feel out of place so we try to avoid the situation. The sticky-back notes to post on the door sounds like a great idea. The family/unisex restrooms are the best solution--the new terminal at Washington National Airport have unisex handicapped-assisted restrooms for this purpose. I hope architects and planners are getting the idea! As a new list member, I'd be interested to hear from others who have had PD for a long time or who help care for such folks. Thanks! Ben Fischler