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This self-centeredness issue gets tricky. Before Dick had pd, I enjoyed doing things for him and naturally, he was happy with this arrangement. So I kinda made him what he was. Now, with pd in the picture, I am trying to let him do as much for himself as he is capable of doing. This is my "use it or lose it" theory put into action. Lots of times it would be a lot quicker and easier for me to do whatever it is, but I try to let him have a go at it. Often, when I do this, he looks at me as if I had two heads. He is more than willing to turn over an ever- increasing share of the work load. We both take care of his 94 year old aunt and 92 year old uncle (they live with us), and now that has become exclusively my job. He does want to be the center of my attention, and sometimes I just can't spread myself that thin. Have a nasty cold right now and feel lousy but in his book this should not keep me from my appointed rounds, ie. him. Is this part of the disease or have a created a mini- self-absorbed monster? Dunno Regards, Dorothy cg for Dick 74/1+ in Central New York (Rome, to be exact)