Hey BarbM, > his condition is SO bad that he opts for voluntary >brain surgery as a last resort, and THAT'S called, "late MILD?" > >GET REAL! WE know the difference between "late MILD," and feeling >like sh*t - why can't YOU put together two and two and come up with >four?!? There is another angle on this. If the "late MILD" stage of a disease is bad enough to drive someone to voluntary brain surgery - how bad are the later stages? Dennis.