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To Michelle Joidoin of Ottawa: pallidotomy is being perfomred currently in Toronto at Toronto Western - contact Dr. Anthony Lang. I understand that London, Ontario and Vancouver are slated to begin and there may be a neurosurgeon in Saskatoon (trained recently by Dr. Robert Iacono of Loma Linda Medical Center in California). To Ann Strozenwski of Dallas: your comments about the lack of interest by the doctor is all too common. Parkinsonians' best sympathetic advice and support comes from each other as you can readily see from the kind of messages posted on this network. I am not a Parkinsonian - my wife Moira is -- but as a caregiver I know how important it is for Parkinsonians and their families to make use of the support groups that exist. Finally, as someone who works on a local newsletter (in this case the layout etc of the Nova Scotia Division Newsletter, Parkinson Foundation of Canada) it seems to me that this network is an ideal place to exchange information which should also appear in the countless Parkinson newsletters around the world. There are many Parkinsonians who do not have access to this technology (although freenets are going to provide public access terminals in many communities very doon -- one is starting up here in Halifax). These people will continue to depend on print newsletters. Certainly the network does allow an easy means of asking persmission for reproduction in a newsletter, but perhaps writers who are providing technical, creative, or other "composed" material might indicate that it is freely available for reproduction in non-commercial newsletters. I think we are on the edge of a major expansion of Parkinsonian and friends communication well beyond the elctronic network. As well, I have told members of our local Halifax-Dartmouth chapter that if they have any queries they would like to send out to the world, I would be happy to facilitate it. All the best to everyone, TTFN Peter -- Peter J. [log in to unmask]