Would like opinions, please.

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Hi everyone--

I'm new to the group, and maybe don't belong here. Technically, my husband was

diagnosed with Parkinson's 2 years ago, but I've never felt the diagnosis was

acurate. My father has had Parkinson's for 24 years and my husband's symptoms

didn't match up. I'm aware that everyone with Parkinson's is different, but

while I was doing research on PD I came across some articles on LBD and it

seemed to be describing my husband perfectly.

My husband was the most intelligent man I'd ever met. He has a degree in math

and physics, and taught Calculus and physics for several years. When he was in

his early fifties, we noticed a decline in his cognitive abilities. We wrote it

off as " getting older " and didn't worry too much about it, but by age 55 the

decline became more apparent. He began " losing " the car in parking lots and

started having trouble teaching math. He'd start a problem then have to start

over repeatedly because he forgot where he was. We started going to doctors to

find out what was wrong and doctor after doctor came up with different diagnoses

or said, " He's fine. Just getting older. " Finally, we went to the Cleveland

Clinic where he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.

However, his PD symptoms weren't like most people's. He was mostly stiff--very

slight tremor and those symptoms didn't start until after the thinking problems.

Since his diagnosis 2 years ago, I can see major decline in his thinking

abilities particularly where executive functions are concerned.

Has anyone else had this sort of situation? My husband is only 58 years old and

this is heartbreaking for all who know him.