hi all there has been a lot of concern expressed about janet reno's 'fitness' for her running for an elected position underlying those concerns, it seems to me, is a negative assumption that, due to her having parkinson's, she might not be able to carry out her duties there has also been some concern epxressed about the quality of her medical care and a desire expressed to have the full details of her med regimen made public the negative assumption is just that none of us can foretell the future her pd might take a turn for the worse but it also might take a turn for the better she might try a new antagonist and become symptom free she also might be hit by a truck or might develop flesh-eating disease and disappear in front of our eyes if we assume the worst that's what we expect that's what we look for that's what we get we do not have to assume the worst we do not have to assume anything it is our choice to think as we will in re her medical privacy, is this call for extreme detail not contrary to the national disabilities act? she apparently feels able and willing to serve that very fact is a great advertisement for PD awareness! just another janet 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] smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 a new voice website: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ is your website accessible? http://www.w3.org/WAI/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn