May 11, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. Doctor's Advice.

No doctor has ever thought that our vagabond life style was a good idea. In fact, they all want us to be normal and stay at home so they can look after us. Our Neurologist in Mississippi is no exception. He thinks we should stay at home in Mississippi. Today at the meeting with him that was the first piece of advice for Ken. We both laughed and said that we may have no option because getting from here to Nova Scotia is almost impossible for Ken right now. "If we had a direct flight to Halifax, we would book it immediately," said Ken. The good doctor did not laugh with us but he did remind us that nothing is direct from Jackson airport. Our conversation ended about our travel plans. The second piece of advice from him was to keep the night helpers for a bit longer, so we will. He thinks Ken will continue to get stronger if he stays active and works with a personal trainer. The third piece of advice was for Ken to attend a gym and work with a personal trainer so we will investigate places close to home. He reminded us that Parkinson's Disease gets worse bit by bit but generally does not kill anyone. He suggested that Ken probably will not die from either Parkinson's or prostate cancer, but from something else. And he said that people with the disease live for 10 to 20 years. Ken suggested that a breakthrough might appear soon. We all agreed. We are not prone to take all the advice given to us by doctors so we will evaluate our situation and keep positive. And we will figure out whether or not we can get away this summer.