Hi Jo and Welcome... I seldom answer e-mail anymore... too many... too busy... I typetoo slowly... all manner of excuses... But your post deserves a response... I hope you are not discouraged.... I post news here and on other forums... You can "surf" this LIST, or MGH Braintalk, or PLWP on my web site... http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/vip.html You can search in the Archives (Same page) You could discover a Parkinson's education... and if you need a diversion... You can browse the Table of Contents or try the Ref Links (scroll to read your horoscope ... click on daily pictures from the MARS Rovers and NASA) Look for Nutrition or Sleep or Newly Diagnosed FAQ's Ignore and delete what doesn't interest you... Support 'n bookmark what pleases you... But don't get discouraged... ever... cheers .... murray BTW... my site is my gift ... FREE ... dedicated to Parkinson's Awareness won't try to sell ya anythin'...... Parkinson's Resources on the WWWeb http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/ * * * On 3 Mar 2004 at 8:21, jo harper wrote: Hi, folks, I'm a brand new subscriber, but I may not be a subscriber for long. Is this list about Parkinson's *support*? Does this kind of antagonism and political posturing go on very often, very long at a time? Can't help but wonder that such venting of anger, working ones-self up to heights of anger would be considered good self-care for Parkinson's patients and to be encouraged. Which is not to say that venting feelings and arguing politics can't be helpful from time to time, but I'd read somewhere that stress was not a good environment for PD folks to live in. So I wonder, in a group designed to be encouraging and supportive to people in their PD progressions, are these topics helpful, and could they stop, please? My brother has been dx'd with PD, and though he won't talk with me much about it (we're long distance), it seems things are progressing more rapidly than anticipated. I need to hear about PD, not about politics, fights and in-fighting. Please? jo harper mailto:[log in to unmask] * * * Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> Parkinson's Unity Walk - Team "Fidgety Feet" http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/051.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn