Hi Huskerboy, Yes, same experience. Dad's Parkinson's progressed very rapidly. He just turned 86, and was diagnosed five years ago. He went downhill within a year, from walking with assistance, to...
Hi, Is the swallowing problem caused by a combination of Parkison's and dementia? The caregiver is having to feed my father, and prompt him to chew and swallow. Some days are better than others with...
Hi Juleslove, My father's Parkinsons symptoms began at 81. My mother who is in her 70s was doing her best to care for him. He kept falling and fractured a bone in his foot at 83. He could not walk...