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---------- Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 11:12 AM To: 'PARKINSN' Subject: Dementia Hi: J. C.: I really don't take you seriously about euthanasia or suicide but at one time, years ago, I felt pain so constantly that I didn't want to live with it the rest of my life. That's another story. You are running an endurance race and you are hoping that you have the WILL to keep running. You may feel defeated but it's honorable to "keep on keeping on"... Look at the college competitive wrestlers. Look how hard they trained and how much each wants to win. It must be humiliating to give up. But, how about, just before one of them faced defeat he drank a cup of poison. At that point he has placed his life in his own hands. Self can be our worse enemy. Self has tried to defeat us many times and we learn to overcome our enemy, despair and humiliation, by calling out for help and believing it's out there. . God gave us each other and we are as close as e-mail. Suicide says, "I'm tired of it all. I want to quit." The WILL to live says, "I want to give up but I need to keep on sharing." You are showing us how to live with pain. I pray for some relief for you. In the meantime, we want you to know that you have ones out here who care, so keep us posted on how you and PD are doing in the wrestling match. S/ a mother