Sonya, I don't know about funding from the official Parkinson organizations or from the government. I think some governmental funding has dried up and some funding was too small for the pool of potential applicants. Other people on the list can tell you about that. I just wanted to mention the Salvation Army which does great things for needy people up here in Wisconsin and the churches here who budget monies to give away, no strings attached, every year for the needy. I think that you would qualify as "needy," and I would think that the Salvation Army and/or the churches in your community would prefer to give you (free) money for the things you need than to pay for a stranger to get on a bus and go away. Just a suggestion, Katie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn