DEAR DR. GOTT:
My 73-year-old husband has been diagnosed with Vascular Parkinson’s (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy).
After the neurologists’ diagnosis, I did research on the internet and found that my husband has every symptom, both physical and mental. His falls started several years ago. His movements are now painfully slow, his thinking is impaired, he has trouble swallowing, spills foods, requires help getting up and down, has great trouble walking even with a walker, has lost weight, is very weak, spends 15+ hours in bed a day, has a blank stare and reduced eye movement (says he can’t see).
He has not accepted that there is no cure and asked that I write for your opinion on the best place to seek help. [Read more...]