Dear Anne and listmembers: Thanks for the info. I MISSED the show--too busy at the time--and didn't read your post til tonight, a day too late. Did anyone on the list VIDEOTAPE it? Is it worth the effort of getting a copy? On April 23 I am scheduled to return to Boston Univ. to talk further with Dr. Samuel Elias, neurosurgeon, about my medical and surgical options at this point. I am also looking carefully at other options, including Sweden (Dr. Laitenen). But I am still trying to hold back on surgery as long as possible. Food has been blocking my medicines frustratingly often lately. The thing I try to remember is to STAY FOCUSSED ON THE POSITIVE. For example, my fire-ravaged house has been under re-construction since February 27, and today the contractor told me that unless there is an unforeseen problem, he hopes to have me back home by Memorial Day. The fire was on August 7,1996. Anne, thanks again. Ivan S. Portland, Maine 47/10 land of lighthouses 21deg icy and wintry