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Barb, I have read your posting, and I really think you are doing whatever it will take to beat PD, or at least cope, until a cure comes along. I am on the list because my late father had PD, and other conditions, starting with a heart attack 42 years ago, he lived to be 81, worked until he was 75, and left us a lot of wonderful memories. We are still getting cards and letters and calls, weeks later. I have a few suggestions that help me cope with whatever problems come up in my life. I believe in G-d. I am thankful for all the good things He has brought to my life. If life were totally predictable and perfect, most of us would want to curl up and die of boredom. So far I have been blessed with 55 healthy years. That could change in a heartbeat. If or when it does, I will not be angry with G-d. Sometimes things just happen, and that is why life is such an adventure. I read the obituaries in the newspaper every day. Infants dying, what could be worse? Young parents or middle aged people in the prime of life, that's depressing. The heros who die saving strangers, they make their families proud, but leave an even bigger void. What about the folks who live to be around 100? Why did they not get another few years? We must be happy for the time we get! I read the comics every day. I enjoy them, they relax me, so why not? I watch less and less TV, but I enjoy comedy shows. I try to read everything on this list. I never forget the phrase: "This Too Shall Pass". It always applies! Please do not grade this as an English paper, I can still see my English teacher's red marker in my nightmares. I hope I have helped you in some way. If nothing else, you can skip your sleeping pill! :-) [log in to unmask]