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When my brother Ken (60) was diagnosed with PD 2 years ago, his neurologist told him that medication rarely stopped the shakes. However, after one year on medication (Sinemet, I think), the shaky hand problem disappeared and has stayed away. He has also regained the ability to write a letter, although his writing is smaller. He wonders whether others' experiences have been similar, and whether his good fortune will last. He currently manages a stud property (ranch) in northern Australia but plans to retire in a year or two. For the last few months I've been monitoring this list on his behalf and sending him printouts, which he reads with a good deal of interest and pleasure. Like many who have no experience of computers, he is amazed at how people who have never met each other, and probably never will, can communicate so easily and help each other with encouragement and information. He mentioned this list to a young friend, who has now decided to buy a computer and search for information on insomnia, from which his wife suffers badly. So the network grows, and the web widens. Bruce Wallace Sydney, Australia [log in to unmask]