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Hello Friends, My name is Mary, and I want to introduce myself to the list. I just found this list after doing a search for information about Parkinson's Disease. This information is not for myself, but for my mom, Eileen (she is 68 years old). Last summer, I noticed that her face seemed to have more of a tremor/shake - around her mouth, her hands are also quite shaky. She tries to hide her hands by holding them, but the shake is still present. Dad and I have also noticed that Mom appears to be experiencing some memory problems, such as knowing the definitions/meanings for certain words that she always knew, and she is also forgetting certain people that were known to her. My mother also appears to be withdrawn even though we encourage her to attend certain social events such as card parties. Her hand shakiness is only mild, but could this be part of the reason for her not wanting to attend card parties? She always has enjoyed them, and mom and dad used to host some of them at our home. I think another reason for her not wanting to attend outings maybe underlying depression. Do all of her symptoms appear to be suggestive of early Parkinson's Disease? I'm trying to convince her to return to her family doctor, actually, I would prefer if she were to change to a different one. The doctor that she has now is not doing a very good job in terms of providing follow-up. I would also like for my mom to see a neurologist, I've heard that one of the top Parkinson's Disease specialist for our province, Nova Scotia is a Dr. Jock Murray (I think this his is name) in Halifax. If anyone knows of any other specialists who my mom may consider, I would like to know. We also appear to have a family history for Parkinson's Disease - my mother's mom had it, I also have a cousin, and an uncle who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's. I probably will be mostly lurking for a while, as I do not know enough about Parkinson's Disease to provide any information. Thank-you in advance for any information that you are able to provide. Take care:) Mary _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com