It's Hawking without an "s". I'm Hawkins without the "g" (and not near as smart intelligent)! > ---------- > From: Bob Anibal[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 8:55 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: ALS > > Over in England is a man by the name of Hawkings -he has had ALS for > many > years and is just about completely helpless - he is probably one of > the > greatest mathematicians of the century - possibly equal to Einstein - > he > communicates by means of a computer and actually gives lectures - he > has > lived way beyond the expectation originally predicted - 30 years or > so. He > sure is an example of what can be overcome > Bob Anibal >