I cried when John Kerry said near the end of his speech, "if we only had a president who believed in science, we might be able to cure Parkinson's Disease. I am not naive. I think I am too old (68, gee in 20 yrs I'll be 88 if I live that long.)to benefit from any research, but it is the hope that is so important. It is so hard to live without it. It is also hard to fight PD and inevitable old age. It was so good to hear "our" disease mentioned in a presidential acceptance speech. I am writing letters for the California Stem Cells Research and Cures Initiataive, Proposition 71. See this Sunday's LA Times, maybe I"ll get in. I will fight as long as I am able. I also answer letters in Diane Wysack's many posts to me when I can. Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn