Don, I love seeing your signature and the 74/30. When I was lst diagnosed in Nov 1997 my neuro said, "People live with parkinson's for l5-20 years and there are alot of new surgical procedures that help patients who have more advanced disease to live a better quality of life. I did a quick addition problem in my head....my age 47 plus 20 and came up with only 67. My parents are both in 80's, my grandparents lived into their 70's and I like you Don, intend to make it for much longer before I give up. Certainly, if this is the decade of the brain, I quote the neuro who spoke at the July 18 Parkinson's Rally in Columbia, MO that I attended, the time is right for a cure/cause for pd. In the meantime, the support, info., humor and personal sharing of this list is just what the dr. ordered for me. Jeanette Fuhr 47/8mo <[log in to unmask]>