I am 79 and guess that I have had OT for 25 years or so. The problems encountered by this support group are pretty much what I have and kiddingly, I tell people that the 4 things I can't do are stand over a putt for a reasonable time (don't have a problem on the back swing), tour old homes, go to the hymn singing (standing) 2d church service, and the damn TSA lines when traveling. We're off to Barcellona and a cruise in the western Med in two weeks and I'm nervous...no, terrified. Have a letter from Yale's neurology department that speeds us through the lines. Am trying out a Madgellan device that easily converts from a cane to a small seat and seems stable. This will be a test flight. I am an active pilot having started at 16 and flown 10 years in the military. Presently working part time (60%) in aviation. Started way back with Clonazapam which lost it's effectiveness and have added Gabapentin. The combination attenuates the disorder. My Yale MD/PhD left to devote 100% of his time to Parkinson's. New MD this November. What the former said was that the OT is statistically rare and the drug cos. aren't interested. If they find something, it'll be by accident.
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