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Connie, As a PD sufferer and a man I can tell you that it is quite common for PWP to dose off in a chair while watching TV - as well as a lot of other people especially when they start getting a little older (over 40-50). Let him do what he can as long as he can but if he is significantly disabled he probably should have someone around or at least available when he is working. His father's death of course worries you because of its circumstances but it is comparatively unusual to happen to his son and is unlikely to predict the place of your husbands death. Please let him sleep if he wants to in the chair. If you don't my wife might get ideas that it is dangerous and that would be a disaster. Charlie Constance Tate wrote: > dear janet > i am wondering if jack is getting worse.he still is a good driver > and manages to work around the house.when he sent me off to las vegas with > our oldest daughter so i could have a break ----- > he phoned me at hotel and told me he thought there was a leak from the > toilet he even decided to pull up fixture by himself and refused to wait for > one of our sons to help out.he then proceeded to drive 30 miles and bought > new fixture and also new linoleum.i hate it when he tries to do physical > labor when no one else is around in case of accident. > my question is that if he sits down to read or watch tv he very > quickly dozes off in rocker.this drives me up the wall and i don't know if > it is better to let him sleeping in chair or wake jack up and tell him to > lay down for a nap.does this seem typical of pd?part of the reason i get > upset is that his father at near the same age died sitting in a rocker and > when i see jack the same way it scares me.incidently his father did not have > pd > so i wonder if this dropping off is part of pd.he does seem to be okay if > someone is here or he has something to do. > should i wake him or let him sleep in chair.i realise that it bothers me > more than him.give me an idea > if this means he is getting worse as he doesn't go to doctor unless doctor > calls jack and says he has to go for appt.to get a refill of meds. > MEN!!!!!! worse than kids to take care of. > sincerely > connie tate -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************