hi bob In a message dated 1998/11/01 09:39:09, you wrote, in part: >A few weeks ago I spoke of my father who (according to his >neurologist) does not suffer from full-blown Parkinson's Disease, >but from a Parkinsonism symptom. ... The best thing for my Dad >was that he realized that somebody else cared about his well-being. >I thing this was the main reason he got out of the house again. He >went to McDonald's for breakfast (he was a regular and hadn't been >there for 2 weeks) and got an ovation from the folks who worked >there. This made his day! Thanks again. Bob Johnson what delightful news! tell your dad that he got a standing ovation from this cyber-sibling as well! we are all in this together and for the long haul janet janet paterson - 51 now / 41 dx / 37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]