Hi Shirley, thanks much to you and Donald for the welcome. I have also joined the CARE list. I am learning alot here, albiet a tad confusing in my inbox. You are so right about not being helpful when depleated. I am probably lucky that I can switch off with my dad when needing a break. Donald, thanks for the url to your website. I am going to order a couple of those books. One for me and one for Mark (its his dad with PD). Glad to hear your daughter is with you now. She's lucky to have you AND to have gotten out of Alaska! lol I love it here but am in need of a change of scenery for awhile (along with a real school with read education!) Does she miss it up here yet? -- TTFN~ Anastasia > hi there...shirley from maine. care of the caregiver is as important as > care for the patient. (as you probably already know). can't help others if > we get depleted, huh!? you're more then welcome to e-mail any time with > questions or for support. take care. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn