Hello, Sharon - yes, your first message did go through! Here are some possibilities as to what happened then: 1. It hasn't been received yet by everyone - sometimes e-mail is delayed, without warning to the sender; 2. It hasn't been read yet by many, many of us, especially those who get our list mail in digest form; 3. Everyone thought someone else would answer you! So, you did the right thing to ask again! I THINK the operation was subthalamic stimulation. Maybe Bernard Joly, who "owns" the French Parkliste, could tell you for sure? His English is excellent, BTW. [log in to unmask] Does your cousin have access to e-mail? Or will you be passing info to him? Let us know how he makes out. Mary Rack cg for mom Louise 75/6