suggest you get several opinions, big hospitals in Albany,.. second don't panic. if indeed pd will probably take many years to develop , in my case 11 and still o.k. , i met some with pd for 20 yrs still ok, and by that time .....may be curable. bst rgds . Is there data on early PD? Neurologist was vague on progression etc. I will appreciate any caregiving advice/direction; I think I saw that there is a file on the list with info. Chris will most likely be joining the list.. I gotta set up inet on our home PC. Thanks for listening, Malcolm Doble ([log in to unmask]) Malcolm Doble Field Systems Engineer Digital Equipment Corp 413-292-8700 - pager 413-496-2009 - mobile/voicemail [log in to unmask] ----------