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I'm forwarding this to the list as the reply only came to me. In a message dated 4/8/99 8:24:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Hi All: > > > The article from the Georgia Trend magazine would appear to > > me to be INVASIVE surgery since it KILLS part of the brain. > > > It almost appears to be an Ad for patients at the respective > > hospital. I understand that many of us become so tired of > > battling the PD curse that 'Any port in the Storm' seems the > > better response. But in my way of thinking, when you kill > > part of yourself, you remove many other options that may become > > available later. And there seem to be numerous options coming > > our way now and in the somewhat immediate future. > > > We (Jeannette and I) are fast approaching some course other > > than medical by non-surgical means. However, we do not yet > > subscribe to invasion where we kill part of our brain. Seems like > > cutting off your nose to spite your face.....and I don't > > want those who have had successful surgeries to think we > > believe they have done something wrong! I don't believe that > > any of us have the right to judge other's actions in this > > arena of life. I have always maintained that successful > > actions that effect positive results without imposing on > > others is the right route to travel! Life is hard enough > > without a lot of bad baggage tagging along. > > > Best wishes to all.......Jack > > > > > At 21:33 4/7/1999 EDT, you wrote: > > > In the March '99 issue is an ad with the following text. There are > 2 > > >pictures. The first shows the patient with her head in bandages & the > caption > > >reads "One day after brain surgery for Parkinson's at most hospitals. > Looking > > >at the other picture, I would not have guess she had PD, but the caption > > >reads "One day after Georgia Gamma Knife surgery at Piedmont Hospital. > > >********************** > >