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Rick, while you may be having trouble with friends kepping in touch and that sort of thing, always remember that it could be worse. When my wife took her job with the Federal govt. 11 years ago many of our friends refussed to have anything to do with us. And many still do not. the Reason? Her new job was and still is with the IRS. so it could always be worse. JWBJRIII -----Original Message----- From: Rick Hermann <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 4:24 PM Subject: Friday afternoon Rick calling from Bellingham, Washington. Anybody out there having trouble keeping close to some of your old friends, now that you feature a progressive brain disease? I am noticing subtle effects, a kind of distancing, that I can't quite put my finger on. Part of it is that I'm just tired, and don't do as much as I did two years ago. I'm not feeling shunned, just a little ignored because I'm not out there socializing much. When I get done working for the day, I'm beat-o, big time. Old friends with good intentions send me articles about Parkinson's disease, but don't invite me out for coffee or to a movie. Weird. I told my neurologist I've been having more active dreams lately, probably due to Sinemet, he says. In fact, I had one last week where I dreamed I was playing basketball and went up for a monster rebound. Man, did I jump. Grabbed the ball, woke up, as did my wife--because I'd grabbed her head! She said, "What the heck are you doing!?" and I said that I was grabbing a rebound. Has anyone had similar dreams (just kidding :-) I'm just glad I didn't try to start dribbling down court. Enjoy the weekend. Rick, 48, kinda bummed right now.