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Dear Bonnie: Thank you very much for your reply to my message. I am very interested in being placed on your mailing list for literature and magazines. I know that my father has looked into internet sites for Parkinson's because I found the bookmarks in his browser, but I don't know if he has requested any literature or not. I definitely do not want him to be placed on the list by my referral. I just talked with my mother this weekend and told her that I have wanted to talk to him about it, but she said he would be very upset if I did. His symptoms started about a year and a half to two years ago when he was 56 with a slight rocking tremor in his right hand and forearm. The most noticeable thing was his difficulty in writing - his words are very small and sometimes hard for even him to read. Now his movements are as if he is in slow motion and he tends to list to one side when sitting or standing. He is very emotional about things, TV commercials can even affect him. Is this also part of the disease? He has been depressed, although in the past two years he has lost both of his parents - his mother just two months ago - and this could certainly account for his depression. He still does outside work and spends alot of time on the computer (it is a significant part of his job). He is a highly educated professional so ignorance shouldn't be a factor, but I can't understand why he doesn't want my sister and I to know about it. I suppose I can understand about outsiders - maybe he is concerned about his job. My mother is also concerned about his ability to drive. Anyway, thank you again for your response. My address will follow. Lorraine Lorraine Hill 1324 Penn Forest Streams Jim Thorpe, PA 18229