joan, the one thing that drove my husband to distraction was exactly what you mentioned, the sound bites, the friends who were thrilled the answer was finally here..they still send newspaper clippings as though their local paper knows something the rest of us do not know...it's frustrating and sometimes painful. a good example is DBS as though it just fell out of a turnip truck. during dick's last couple of years i could see his hope peak and fall and that was so difficult. once again, i wish the media had a clue what they are doing..or cared....take good care of yourself. maxine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn