May 18, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. The Clinic.

This afternoon Ken had an appointment with a Physical Therapist who works in a clinic that specifically deals with Parkinson's Disease patients. The purpose of the appointment was for an evaluation to see if Ken could be helped by their specific program. Dr. H., Ken's Neurologist here, suggested it might be helpful so he referred Ken to the clinic. They called for an appointment so we were set. Regina was the therapist we were to see. She was ready when we arrived on time at 2:30, which is always a good sign. First she asked questions about his health history. Next she checked his strength and balance which was scary because she had him stand without holding onto the walker. Then she explained the program, which was developed by NIH specifically for Parkinson's patients. The program is intensive. You must agree to four sessions a week for four weeks with each session taking about an hour. Ken will be given the exercises which he must do the same day at home plus every other day of the week, And he must continue the exercises after the four weeks are finished. Ken was pleased with the program and we registered to begin on June 4th. We were so pleased with ourselves that we stopped at Bop's, where they sell the most delicious frozen custard. Ken ordered a Big Bubba, which turned out to be in a big bowl about 6 inches across full of tasty morsels along with a lot of frozen custard. We celebrated. On the way home we did wonder why it took so long to refer Ken to this clinic. We were asking the good doctor about Ken's exercise program and whether or not Ken should have a personal trainer. We were just at the end of our appointment when we pushed the good doctor for how Ken could get better and stronger. Finally he mentioned the clinic. The clinic has wonderful facilities but no one was there except us. Anyway, we are delighted we pushed for the information because Ken is pleased to be taking this clinic. We hope he will be happy after the first week.