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Dorothy is 73 and I am not really sure how long she has actually had PD. She has had several of the symptoms for several years, such as the tremors. She is now taking mirapex and seems to like it better than the eldepryl. The tremors don't seem to have lessoned, but she says that the mirapex makes her feel better, and she is able to get around better and it makes her feel more steady on her feet. She was seeing Dr. Gaddy when we lived in Billings, but since we moved up here she started seeing Dr. Johnson who is an internist and is even more thorough than Gaddy who is a neurologist. Gaddy only wanted to see her once a year and with the way she has had several increasing problems I was relieved to hear that Johnson wants to see her more often. He has also taken an interest in helping her with her osteoporosis (sp). She attends the support group in Billings once a month religiously. Her husband, Bob, takes good care of her and is very supporive and wonderful to her. I don't know where she gets the courage to face the PD but I really admire her for it. No one could ask for a better mother in law. And my heart aches to see her hurting. Laurie You wrote: Where are you at in Montana? We, my family and I, my >mother-in-law that lives just next door and she has PD, live in Livingston. >From: Laurie Rogers <[log in to unmask]> >------ > >We live just over the hill....Bozeman. How old is your m-i-l? How long >has she had PD? What doctor does she go to? > >A Fellow Montanan... > >Juelie McLean CG/Dan 50/dx98 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com