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Hello Again, A few weeks ago I spoke of my father who (according to his neurologist) does not suffer from full-blown Parkinson's Disease, but from a Parkinsonism symptom. He has been stutter-stepping, lurching forward, slightly bent at the trunk as if running after his centre of gravity. His mobility is thus very hampered. Anyway, the list was very helpful in its advice: a) see a movement disorder specialist - he has an appointment booked here in Ottawa, Canada this week b) physical therapy is very important - he's back on his exercise bike and does some other daily exercises The best thing for my Dad was that he realized that somebody else cared about his well-being. I thing this was the main reason he got out of the house again. He went to McDonald's for breakfast (he was a regular and hadn't been there for 2 weeks) and got an ovation from the folks who worked there. This made his day! Thanks again. Bob Johnson