Thanks, Mitchell, for a well-thought out and well-worded response. I have struggled for 3 days to find similar words and am happy that somone did such a good job. I pray for continuation of our list discussions with the love and friendship of a family atmostphere (thanks, Janet .. what a great idea!) If that is not possible for all, then perhaps we can maintain at least the polite and collegial atmosphere of people working together toward a common goal of surviving, fighting and learning as much as possible about PD.. :) With love and good wishes for all, Faye <[log in to unmask]> Mitchell Mills wrote: > I was offended by two aspects of this message on our list, > > First, filthy language has no place here. > > Secondly, humor is a fundamental therapeutic modality for Parkinson's > patients and their care partners. (snip)