Short Bio |
My sister, Connie, went to Vietnam 1968-69 with the Red Cross. She was stationed in Nha Trang, an Agent Orange storage and high spray area. She has had Parkinson’s for 32 years. She is currently in a memory care facility, is wheelchair bound, is legally blind, is incontinent, has severe dementia, has anxiety, hallucinations and delusions. She also has Dropped Head Syndrome and Pisa Syndrome. Her speech is characterized by low volume and articulatory imprecision.
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How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PD? |
32 years, diagnosed in 1992.
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