Jo Ann, if 'twere me, I would strongly object to being told what to do -- as in: "never say never." And I would also object to being called "sweetie" by someone other than a close friend. This doesn't make you an outsider in any sense of the word; it means, if you feel as I do, that someone has given you an order, and has called you by a name you don't like. Please do continue to contribute to the Parkinsn listserv, your posts are valued by many others. Best regards, Kathrynne Jo Ann Coen wrote: > > I am truly distressed to learn that I am an "outsider" on this listserv. > I guess I shouldn't have taken "her" message so personally, but it cut to > the bone, which I suppose is what "she" intended to do. > > All of you have read my messages, which I intended to send with love > and with which I had planned to offer hope and encouragement. > Please let me know if YOU consider me an outsider as well, and I > will stop. I know I said that once before, but so many of you let me > know right away,that was wrong of me to think that way, because that's > what "she" wanted, was for me to quit. > > This last tirade has me so upset, I'm going to bed for a while. > > Best wishes to all of you. Jo Ann from Houston -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: interview and assessment tools for nutrition professionals" "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/