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Boy, oh boy! Wendy-little sister, you sure do like to stir the pot & open up discussions. I'm afraid that I agree wholeheartedly with Dennis on this one! I don't believe that God has inflicted me with PD or that it is a punishment for something bad that I have done (I'd be in up to my neck with diseases!). He isn't that kind of God. Way back, He gave Adam & Eve (everyman & everywoman) the choice of "ignorance is bliss" or the knowledge of good & evil. I believe that human nature caused him/her/us to pick the knowledge of good & evil; thus because of our choice of free will, God watches as we screw things up. Not that He can't or won't step in & interfere-for no one believes more in miracles than i do. I believe that there are several types of healing: physical, emotional, spiritual, sexual-all kinds for all the messes that we've wrought upon ourselves. I have experienced miracles: Spiritual-with the help of God and my sweet husband, I turned my life around-from first class party girl to a journey of faith that continues today; Physical-my first pallidotomy was guided by my skilled surgeon & the Holy Spirit. The emotional healing has taken a bit longer & I have a few relapses from time to time, but I see my acceptance of my disease & all my human flaws magnified (handwriting, voice, tremors, falling, drooling, freezing) as lessons from God letting me know that I can overcome these & somehow inspire others with my spirit. Don't get me wrong, I'll be 5th or 6th in line when they find a cure, but I don't expect or demand one. If this is my cross to carry, then on most days, I will pick it up (joyfully-I ain't that good yet!; but pick it up I will) and run with it as best I can. I'm not dumping on your new age beliefs & I certainly believe in the power of prayer & fath healing but when I pray (constantly), I ask for God's will to be done & for us to have the faith to believe that eveything is done for a reason & Lord, help me to be a better person. Wendy, I admire your youth, fire & committment to whatever will help you deal with/cure you! May God go with you! Love to you all & Happy New Year to all my Jewish friends, Joan Snyder (47/8) "Do or do not. There is no try."Yoda [log in to unmask] http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/snyder/page1.htm