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----------------------- Headers -------In a message dated 5/8/98 2:06:51 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << I get tired of well-intentioned people telling me they read or heard of the latest treatment for PD and I should not worry any more about having it. The news media makes it sound as if having a progressive incurable disorder is ok because there is always something new to "fix" us and the complete cure is coming on the market "tomorrow". >> Marling, There is one other (related?) thing that well intentioned, normal folks do to us and against which we must guard. Nobody likes a whiner, right? However, if one shows too much courage, not paying attention to the difficulties, they start to put us in the "brave boys don't bleed" category. This has happened to Mohammed Ali, and Annette Funachello(sp?) before. I am certain that non famous PWPs and others with major problems see this all the time too. However, Chris Reeve's speech at the Democratic National Convention is a prime example. His speech was about priorities and research funding. What the news people talked about was his courage. Healthy political people and others tend to feel that to complement one is to do something for him/her. One lionizes heroes rather than helping them. We all need to temper our best impulses with the axiom: "Don't be that kind of hero." Regards, WHH 54/18 PS: The correct answer to the question "How are you?" is "Fine!"