Thank you for the advice, I did check, and will be able to keep my insurance. I was also pleasantly surprised to find out both the retirements I've been paying will provide some assistance. Thank you bob - >> >> If you are planning pallidotomies, may Isuggest you check out you Health >Insurance before you retire? Good luck. We have more than once wondered >what would have happened if all this really hit while he was still teaching. > Regards, Thea and Gordon Seese >