Dear Jann, When I sent my message about the possibility of DBS as an option for your father, I was not taking into consideration his age ( I had deleted your original message and was only going by memory about the details.) Sorry that I was recommending something without being fully aware of all of the facts. The great thing about this group is that if one of us is a little off- track in our advice there will be people/or persons who will follow up on it and set things on the right track. For this I am most grateful. I am always amazed at the knowlege that this group holds and is willing to pass on to the rest of us. Dee ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn