Dear Mary, Thanks for the beauty in the ending of your post -- so hopeful, so grateful. ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 48/12/9.5 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine Land of lighthouses 32 deg. F ******************************************************************** On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 14:38:48 EST [log in to unmask] writes: > Honorable PWPs and List members all; >I have not read Parade ;was out of town both weekends. I have known >Earl just >as casually as we have here, for many years. ... He attended and has >spoken at >our American Medical Writers Association meetings.(before we were PWP) > I am certain his, and Dr.Cotes "lucky" refers to the fact that now >we have >the benefit of Sinemet etal. whereas just a few short years ago thay >had >nothing , or massive doses (grams) of levodopa. > > I also felt very lucky...With a limited medical knowledge I was >certain that >my fainting and falling spelled BRAIN TUMOR. At the time I didn't >know >much >about PD. To this day I do feel lucky in many ways..Call me POLLYANNA >if you >must. >[log in to unmask] (Mary Manfredi) >