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List members, All this freezing/vision/dyskinetia discussion reminded me of an experience we had. A little over a year ago, my brother (with PD) and I were at the hospital in Chicago. We met an interesting gentleman and his wife while waiting. He was sitting in a chair with a soda can in his hand, got up, turned around (with some difficulty), and walked backwards across the room to the wastebasket, threw the can away, turned around, and walked backwards to his chair and sat down. No problem. We had a long talk with them. He could only walk forward with the greatest of difficulty. Had learned this years before. This man was 42 years old and had PD since he was 25. Had a pallindotomy 4 years prior that was no longer effective. Worked as a mechanic by trade and still drove to work every day. But could not walk forward more than a step or two without problems. PD had affected his posture. His routine each day was to walk around the house backward getting ready to go to work, walked backward from the house to the truck, drove to work, and then walked backward into the shop. My brother had particular trouble getting around at night to go to the bathroom when he was off meds. He too found that he could go nearly anywhere he wanted to if he walked backwards. He would walk backwards to the stairs, walk downstairs (he could still do that going forward), then walk backwards to the bathroom. Prior to that, and much of the daytime too, his only dependable means of movement was on his hands and knees. Try it. It may work when you freeze. Paul