At 10:45 AM 2000/07/10 -0500, the asterisk wrote: >since i'm still young... >i'm hopeing for a way to stop progression >before things get too bad >and adapt to life's circumstances >the folowing may all be wasted effort in some respects >but, at least i will have no regrets > >these activities motivate me to stay active and strong > >i have decided to not procrastinate > >newly diagnosed and unsure of progression rate >i'm making improvements to my 20 acres >hoping the boys ( 4 and 14 ) will take over > >this summer i'm in the process of : > >-- building a deck, complete with my own wheelchair ramp >-- outdoor wood furnace >-- a metal garden shed for the furnace >-- a geodesic dome wood shed >-- a geodesic greenhouse/equipment storage > >next year: > >-- an handicap friendly geodesic addition to the house > which will be for myself and my 85 yr old mother. > >friends are interested in helping raise the domes-- >gotta get to work in brief, yowza! jp janet paterson 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 / PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada visit my website "a new voice" at: "http://www.geocities.com/janet313/"