>1/17/95 > >Thanks to "J.R." (Bob Newbrough) for your comments on my survey >etc. > >My replies to the list tend to be delayed because I receive the >digest format. > >I agree with Vern that burning two holes inside your brain is no >joke. (Sometimes I even have misgivings about the gallbladder I >sacrificed last year.) Believe me, we don't take this lightly as >I'm sure Don Berns didn't when it was his turn. We feel we have >put this procedure off about as long as we can. In the last >year, Aviva broke her left arm four times and her collar bone >once. I won't bother to list the other "joys" that come with 10 >years of PD. > >I saw Don Bern's tape too. I would love to go skydiving with >him. It has been over 25 years since I jumped last. > >Win lose or draw, we plan to announce the results of Aviva's >pallidotomy (and our impressions of the Loma Linda team) on this >list. Aviva's date is March 1. California here we come. > >Please think of Aviva. Thanks. > >Best wishes and good health to all, >David S. Devor your in my prayers. i look forward to hearing your results. i'm only 27, diagnosed with pd nearly 2 1/2 years ago, but i'm looking at the pallidotomy, fetal tissue, etc. i'm in no hurry, just want to learn as much as possible. best wishes, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ jeffrey r. romanyshyn, m.a., [log in to unmask] *film at 11!* deep in the cave we wander, lost, film at 11! j.r. romanyshyn 10/21/94