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"That means the agency spent about $1,162 in research monies for every heart disease death, versus $33,513 for every AIDS death." Hold on a cotton-pickin' minute here. My understanding is that PD gets 28 bucks a year, right? What's up with this? PD is a third-class disease? Now I feel right sorry for those folks with AIDS but, all things considered, I'd just as soon stick with PD if no one minds. None of these diseases really rank high as far as improving the quality of life, and I might be totally wrong with my thoughts about all this. I'm not going to go tell a little 5 year old girl who has AIDS that my life is more important than hers, because it isn't. I'd square off with a number of those folks, though, and say our self-worth is about equal. I have a problem understanding why their life is worth $33,500 and mine is worth $28. We're both going through hell trying to make it from one day to the next. That's like the gov'ment buying them a new truck and giving me a couple of six-packs. Looks like Bubba and I are gonna have to get in the pickup and go see those NIH folks, give them a little edumacation. I don't know about you folks, but that burns me. I had no idea it was that out of line. And if that doesn't make you mad you're taking a little too much Prozac. -- The Official PWP Dumpster Gang Hideout http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/ The PWP WebRing http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=parkie;list The Parkinson Alliance http://www.parkinsonalliance.net/