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In reply to the discussion: One Thing Leads to Another [View all]Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)43. It is a terrible disease...My Dad was treated with Parkinson drugs and anti seizure medicine.
They worked for a time...falling is often common...my Dad fought it and lived to see his Grandchildren but there came a time when he was done with it. and chose to end all treatment. We were all there at the end.
My Dad was a remarkable man and invented the first blow in insulation that was based on carbohydrates and did not contain formaldehyde. He was an engineer who retired and taught himself organic chemistry in our garage...he like most in the field was not as careful about the chemicals as he should have been and I believe there is a link to such exposure and this Palsy.
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I think he has been trying to do that by attempting to get Covid to kill a lot of people.
LiberalArkie
Jun 2020
#14
Another OP posted today suggested a stroke affecting the left side of his brain.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jun 2020
#16
My Dad lived almost ten years with PSP...his mind was clear...but he had difficulty walking,
Demsrule86
Jun 2020
#19
It is a terrible disease...My Dad was treated with Parkinson drugs and anti seizure medicine.
Demsrule86
Jun 2020
#43
Whatever he's got, all we need to know is that he never should have inflicted himself in our lives
UTUSN
Jun 2020
#22