Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Yes, and I hope I'm not taking too much time. When you ask about “success”, I would ask what does success mean? If we think about it in terms of pursuing a cure, that's great--except that, as I always like to say, life is a sexually transmitted disease that ends in death. Every

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Just in response to your question about multidisciplinary care, I would not focus on terminology too much. There are a lot of multidisciplinary teams, but that doesn't mean that individuals within those teams are working together very well. That's where perhaps, whether you call

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I think we need to consider that our system of health care, which has focused largely on curative interventions, needs to focus on caring interventions. What this means at a policy level for people living with progressive illness—and I would say that it definitely impacts Parkins

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Sorry, I didn't get the English translation initially. By “problem” you're referring to what?

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I would say in response that we have a whole lot of sub-specialists, a whole lot of areas of focus, and they're all neatly packaged in nice boxes. Parkinson's is one area of specialization, and there are a whole lot of others. I strongly suggest that if the area of hospice palli

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I apologize. I thought it had been only five minutes.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  No, that's good. Thank you. I appreciate your interrupting me.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Did I take too long? Oh, I'm sorry.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  No problem. I do apologize. I literally thought it had been only five minutes.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  My first official introduction to Parkinson's was with a neurologist who, as part of his overall neurological assessment, at one point began to check me for rigidity. Being a nurse and knowing what he was doing, I said to him, “So you're assessing me for Parkinson's,” to which he

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Thank you. First, I must apologize. I've been quite sick lately, so I'm a little less organized than I would normally be. That's why I'm reading from my laptop, because I didn't have a good chance to print it out. I hope that's okay.