Hi Carole, Congratulations!!! 'N jus' where will the little red haired girl be found autograffin' first editions??? Izzer a H U G E lineup?? Can I be first?? W O W !! Cheers ............. murray On 1 May 2001, at 6:05, Carole Hercun wrote: > Yowzer and yipee, jp! Yes. I am still here. I have been > lurking while I finished writing my book. That is the > amazing thing. I FINISHED my first novel, something I > wanted to do all my life. 83,000 words. With PD. At the age > of 54. Typing with 2 fingers. (Of course, I couldn't type > before I got PD, either.) I have come to agreee with you > that when one window of opportunity closes, another opens. > I don't want to sound too Pollyanna this morning, BUT, if I > hadn't gotten Parkinson's, I would not have become computer > literate as a means of accessing medical information. Which > means, I would never have joined the List. Which means I > would never have witnessed the accomplishments of my fellow > PWP's. Which means, well, you get the picture. PD has made > me tougher and braver. It has been the difference between > sticking one toe in to test the waters and just plunging > in. Now, I only hope the water is not too cold... > Another Perky Parky, > Carole Hercun > 54/51/?36 > ********* [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn