Thanks group for all your replies! I wish I had known about this list months ago. Now I know: 1) this disease really stinks but it can be dealt with. It is not the end of life, just life as I knew it before. 2) the drugs stink too, but they are better than the disease so we take them and deal with that too. 3) the fatigue is 'normal' and I am not just a lazy bum. 4) The "brain thing" is 'normal' and I'm not just going crazy. Or at least if I am, I am in really great company! Thanks all! Debra ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn