Dennis, No. 2 really rang a bell with me. I try to achieve this level of denial about my mother all the time. My mother Joyce (67/5months) has lots of things going on in her life. But whenever I speak with her all I want to do is cut to the chase: "Exactly how are you feeling?" I would like to hear about how she felt EVERY moment of her day. But, of course, she would never indulge me this way. Luckily, PD is not the only factor in her life. I think your advice is sound. Stay well. . Debbie White [log in to unmask] > But there are at least two things we should deny. > > 1. We should deny that PD in any way reduces us as persons. > > 2. We should deny that PD is the only factor in our lives > > Dennis