Dear Barb Rager, Congratulations on your contribution to the list, "Another Story." So well written and full of human emotion, of which in my opnion, a lot of stories are lacking. You should send it into a magazine for publishing. It again reminded me as to how important it is to let your partner know regularly how you feel about them. So I wrote the following poem for my wife. Hope you like it and also anyone else reading it. How do I say the words Again your heart to touch, To whisper gently in your ear My love for you is such, That when you’re close beside me My emotions start to flow, I so long to hold you tightly And never let you go. To be entwined again With you in love’s embrace, A locked and private world With a future yet to trace. But you and I know That the game we call life, With it’s mountains and valleys, Has both laughter and strife. So we’ll find strength together, Healing wounds memories cast. Live each day for the future, Not locked in the past. And when Parkinson’s strikes To make our lives rearrange, We’ll know deep inside Our love will not change. Ronnie D. Wellington NZ. 67/5. [log in to unmask]