hi all i will be posting a synopsis of the discussion which took place on last sunday's "travels with parkinson's" "endocrinology and parkinson's" show in the meantime here's an intro from the menopausal one: -------------------------------------------------------- quiet -------------------------------------------------------- quiet the tide comes in lapping higher and higher no crashing waves no boisterous energy just quiet creeping slow rising engulfing almost comfortable almost painless but for my newly found knowledge my awareness that that it can feel otherwise that in fact reality is otherwise the chemical bath is almost enough to drown that thought but not quite quiet i hang on waiting knowing joy has not abandoned me can not abandon me is me still quiet janet paterson 2001/03/16 -------------------------------------------------------- Travels With Parkinson's - Talk-radio With a Purpose http://www.geocities.com/chycasavant/ . janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky PD: 54/41/37 CD: 54/44/43 TEL: 613 256 8340 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] "A New Voice" home page: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . "New Voice News" latest posts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nvnNET/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn