Parkinson's & Growing Older What a temptation it is to blame every change in life on PD, especially if you're young onset! Everything from flatulence, with its haunting, lingering odor and guilty looks on the perpetrator's face & urinary incontinence and the ashamed look one has when a damp spot appears to sleepless nights, often accompanied by dozing off in the morning or afternoon. These things, among others I'm relieved to say, are part of the normal aging process, something none of us can avoid. Sometimes, medications can exacerbate these little embarrassing moments. My advice: be as unself-conscious as posssible and blame it on the dog!