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Thank you Michel... I presume that by "roller'" you mean walker...I will get one to try it out with her. I love my mother dearly. She is such a good person at heart and I can't believe that this is happening to her at the end of her life. She is 78..my Dad died, leaving her alone 2 years ago. I have read in the past year (in local press)that dogs, specially trained to aid parkinson's patients offer a holistic approach to living with PD. That is why I asked if anyone had benefitted. By "roller" do you mean walker? In Canada, the use of dogs for PD is a new idea which may or may not be funded by our health program. Thank you so much for your reply! Joan U. -----Original Message----- From: Michel Margosis <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 11:14 PM Subject: Re: need website #3 >Joan U. wrote: > >> Today she admitted for the first time that maybe...just maybe..she >> adamantly she might need some support while walking. She has resisted this >> idea : she sees it as her failure to cope with dizzines, imbalance while >> walking, etc.) and has consequently avoided going outside alone for the past >> two years. I can look into various aides (ie. canes, walkers, etc.) but has >> anyone benefitted from a parkinsons' dog? >> > > >Accepting the disease does not mean giving into it. I recommend a >roller with large wheels to allow easier push on carpeting. A cane can >be useful too, but some people trip on it. >The president of our support group has a Great Dane (Victor), the only >one in captivity especially trained for PD. I 've heard that it may cost >upwards of $2,000 to train and to be trained with a dog, and only one >place in the USA, in Chadds Ford, PA. >Good luck > >Michel >