<prompt> Human: My Dad works as a CT Tech at a hospital in GeorgiaUS, hes been there since 2000 and was planning on retiring in 4 years Hes 60. Hes has a weird disorder his entire life that causes him to have tremors in his hands, its not Parkinsons, but it has never interfered with his work for the 35 years hes worked this job. For the past two days my Dad has been sent home early. Today he was told to not come back to work until he goes to see a neurologist about his tremors. From what my Dad has told us, he hasnt made any mistakes working with any of his patients, so this is rather sudden. He has a lot of vacation days saved up, so hes going to be going this next Friday. I dont think my Dad would lie about not making any mistakes, but then again I really dont know.I dont live with my family, but I know that they will financially fall apart if my Dad loses his job, especially being so close to retiring. My family functions on his income alone. He lost his entire retirement fund in the Recession, and has been building that back up since then. They also refinanced their house three years ago, and have been paying off thousands of dollars in hospital bills from my Mom having cancer last year. If he loses his job, the house is gone, their cars are gone... most importantly, our health insurance is gone. I freaking the hell out. If the neurologists results show that hes fit to work, and they try to fire him anyway, is there anything he can do to fight it? He may be able to work at another hospital in town, but with his age he may not be considered for the position. I dont know what to do... if anyone has any information that may help them it would mean the world to me. I dont know what to do.  <response>: Your Dad might have Essential Tremors ET. It mimics Parkinsons PD in that both diseases make you shake. However, lets say you go to grab a glass of water. With ET you will shake while attempting to get the water. With PD once you start to extend your hand, your tremor stops. However, you might tremor at rest. A neurologist is a good start but if he wants a second opinion, go see a movement disorder neurologist. There are drugs he can try to reduce his tremor. I suspect the hospital he works at has more than 50 employees. He could go out on FMLA to keep his benefits active. My guess is if he has ET, the Dr can get him the right drugs to minimize the tremors. Good luck! 