William, my grandfather literally turned to stone with PD and when my grandmother finally had to put him in a nursing home he got pneumonia and died in 1968 because he couldn't move. That's why we felt PD killed him. I know that something besides PD can get me, but if it doesn't, I see this as my future. I may be wrong of course, but I believe from what I"m hearing that the complications of PD can kill you indirectly, altho usually not fast like ALS. Rayilyn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn