Parkinson. Male. 69 years old (as of last week. Diagnosed about 5 years ago & I'd probably had it for about 18 months then. I live in Israel and I am visiting family in Columbus Indiana. I am using my son-in-law's machine - or perhaps it is using me; whatever. In Israel I am a member of The Parkinson Self-Help Group of the Haifa Bay area. I was not on the net there but I will join something like Compuserve when I get back. Here in the US I attend meetings of the Parkinson Support Group run by the social services of the local hospital. I have been coming to the US every year for the past four years & expect to come next year too. I come for about 3 months at a time - dragging half a suitcase full of pills. I leave for home on October 5. Anselm Acker c/o Bernstein : [log in to unmask]