Mary Ann as a PWP my life has been ruined, a living death for 9 years, and I would take anything that would give me a moment's relief. There are no "safe" drugs anyway, in my opinion. I hoped I would die when I had my DBS surgeries. I know everyone perceives their situation differently, but PD is the worst incurable disease I have ever had. Ovarian cancer was a breeze compared to this. Do you think I would be afraid of what a drug could do to me after what PD has done? People in that study should have the right to decide for themselves and they want that treatment. This is kind of like denying marijuana to dying cancer patients. Most approved PD drugs suck anyway with bad side effects. Also, the longer I live and talk to people with really serious medical problems the more I'm reminded that really very little is cured or helped except polio and TB. Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn