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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MIL has been living with Parkinson's for 30 years and still has a lot of mental acuity. She had a good 10 years before she needed any sort of help around the house. She had a pacemaker put in, for heart issues unrelated to the Parkinson's, and now at 90 she regrets it because she's now going to die of Parkinson's, not heart failure. All this to say... your friend might well die of something else before her Parkinson's gives her real trouble. [/quote] My Dad only had a few ok years after diagnosis. Can't imagine him as a caregiver during any of that time.[/quote] Presentation of Parkinson’s can vary wildly. We thought my Dad had PD but he had one of the more aggressive diseases that sort of mimics it. Carbidopa levidopa helped but not that much. Like you, my Dad had maybe a few good years, two terrible years and then he passed away. But in learning about PD, I believe our dads are outliers. [/quote]
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