Hi Dennis,
If someone tried to move me or shake me a little when I am in a freeze
it would make me fall. The freeze lasts for only few seconds for me. I hang
on the door jam or wall or steps where ever I am at the time of the Freeze.
Janice
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From: Dennis Greene <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Freezing help
>Mike Kramer wrote:
>
>>Can anyone tell me what is the best way to help someone who has frozen
>>in public? The question came up at the the last support meeting. One
>>of the non-PD members was behind a man who froze as he entered a store.
>>She tried to help but didn't know how.
>
>Mike:
>
>If the freeze occurs in a doorway, as seems to be the case in this
instance,
>and if the PWP's arms are unfrozen, it is sometimes possible to take hold
of
>the doorframe and literally drag oneself through to the open spaces beyond
>the door. Failing that all the usual stimuli - lines on the floor,
>counting, etc are worth trying. I am told that gently rocking the frozen
>person will also work but I think this needs to be used with caution. If
>someone rocked me during a freeze it would make me feel very precarious and
>would probably unfreeze the sharp edge of my tongue long before it did
>anything for my feet.
>
>Dennis
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