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M. Dowrick's avatar

Excellent information. My brother-in-law in the US, has Parkinson’s. He is 66 y.o. He cut down work to three days a week. The owner of the company loves my brother-in-law and this past summer, insisted on hosting the office bbq on a day when he was working. The younger men in the office have told him if there is anything around the house that needs doing, to let them know. He was a mentor to each one of these young men, when they began their jobs. He still drives, he also goes to the gym, takes boxing classes and aqua classes. He tends his garden and looks after his house. He and my sister love to cook. He continues to participate. They have plenty of family about and socialise regularly with friends. He loves having the guys over for a poker game. Pizza and Italian beefs and beer provided.

I know he will become less able to do all he is doing now, but he is living life to it’s fullest today, which is all any of us can be sure of. He seems to have a kind doctor and I get the impression this is key to coping with Parkinson’s.

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Nadene's avatar

While my neither of my parents are affected by Parkinson's, a couple of their friends have been diagnosed recently, and they've talked with them about the big changes in their lives. In both cases, the friends had to move from their homes of many decades - it was heart-wrenching and not what they wanted. However, both houses had multiple stairwells that were too much of a risk, and the spaces also interfered greatly with the carer's (their wives) ability to care for them.

As always, very grateful to have Rory's thoughts on all aspects of this.

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