M. Dawn, To be perfectly honest with you, I think it has been the PARKINSON'S itself that has kept me alive for the past ten years. My life was devoid of meaning; there was no challenge. P.D. has presented more than its share of both of these, of course. I guess you could say that I truly asked for what I got. And then there is the shot at redemtion. HOPE, IS A GOOD THING. MAYBE THE BEST THING OF ALL. Jacob