In a message dated 9/14/2001 11:54:32 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: << This forum has been filled with far too much pedantic drivel today. I write again: We need more comment related to coping with Parkinson's Disease rather than the pseudo intellectual/pacifist claptrap put before us in the last two days. >> Feeling connected to others is an essential part of coping with the disease. So is getting outside oneself and beyond one's immediate condition. I have appreciated the many heartfelt, thoughtful communications via this list from other feeling, thinking people who naturally want to reach out to each other at this awful time. If my mailbox had been full of postings about Mirapex and Sinemet, I would have been appalled. Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn