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In-Reply-To: <96Mar30.000710est.62643(1)@info.utcc.utoronto.ca> I made my first visit to the Centre (and Liverpool !)at the beginning of March when Ian Prest the PD Society area officer for NW England organised another excellent seminar for the young ones :-) The centre provides an ideal meeting place. Dr Andrew Lees from University College Hospital, London gave a fascinating view of Parkinson's Worldwide from Spain, to Guam, to the Amazon, to Taiwan. Dr Malcolm Steiger from The Walton Centre, Liverpool dealt with the management of PD through the myriad of drug treatment. Bevelie Shember a PD Society Training Officer had us looking at "frustration" and some practical advice about reducing expectations, setting goals you can achieve, not worrying about things that can't be changed, giving yourself a pat on the back for small successes and getting life into a better perspective. Things are happening in the UK!! Bob Hills Leeds, England [log in to unmask] "Ultimately more complex than any machine ever invented, the brain is the essence of what makes us human. Its blood vessels nourish three pounds of delicate tissue. Its billions of cells mysteriously regulate the body, learn from a lifetime of experiences, and summon the memories and thoughts unique to all of us," Joel Swerdlow, National Geographic, June 1995.