I have personally spoken with Bob Martone, and he is a true advocate of everyone and anyone doing everything they can fo further the work for funding for additional studies. In this morning's paper, there also was an articale that said (paraphrasing),stem cells were taken from a severe tumor and cells were grown from that. So we are coming along. Everyone is in different stages of PD, but almost everyone can contribute some of their time and efforts. If there isn't a support group in your area, start one. If there is, work for them and all will be blessed. Best wishes, Jo Ann