It's been a while since I've posted on here and I need to get back into the swing of things. My Dad has been diagnosed with PLS and is really stuggling with it both mentally and physically. My Dad, my sister (Stephanie on this site), and my Mom (JerryAlex on this site) are all about 1,000 miles away in Alabama. I want so much to be there for all of them. It is very difficult to know how to be when I'm talking to my Dad, especially after getting updates from my mother and sister who are having to confront the situation head on. They need as much love and support as he does right now. My sister tells me every time we talk that she wishes I was there, but it isn't possible right now. The only saving grace is that my father finally starting seeing a doctor at Duke so it forces him to get out of the house and get up here and visit me and his grandchildren (which seem to be about the only things that brighten him up these days.) I am so proud of my sister who has really become an advocate for fighting this horrible disease. I feel like there is more that I can do, but it is difficult being so far away and so busy with 2 children under the age of two. I would love some perspective from anyone who might have some to offer...