My mother suffered with severe essential tremors and now my sister, brothers and myself all have them. My two sons also are seeing the beginnings of the tremors in their hands. My sister has them in her hands and legs, I have them in my hands and head and my brothers have them in their hands. My mother's got so bad that she had to have a caregiver there to feed her because she couldn't keep food on a spoon or fork and she couldn't hold a cup or a glass. She could no longer read and finally it became hard for her to even watch television because the tremors were so severe. I am on three medications for the tremors and it seems to be helping but if I start to get as bad as my mother I would actually consider the brain surgery to control the tremors. There is a movement disorder clinic within three miles from my house with several specialists so I feel comfortable that I am getting the best care available at this time. At least this is a benign condition and is not terminal and for that I am very grateful.