Nancy, as you know I too am interested in nonstandard therapies, this doesn't necessarily mean that we will follow them, but the people on this list are very intelligent and can decide for their selves. I wrote you off list , and should not have . I should have used the list. It really should remain an open forum. However I understand the problem you may have, because people ( including me) do get "bent out of shape" at times. Just ignore it and hang in. Nita Callie M. Judd wrote: > Dear Nancy B.: Your comments about the reception you feel you get about dis- > cussions of nonstandard therapies prompts me to write and encourage you to > please share, for I for one will be listening intently. I'm a person with an > open mind > and a believing heart and am in search of any and all avenues to attain a > fulfilling > lifestyle for my husband of 24 yr.- however, I don't intend to persue > recklessly, and > finances limits what we can "try", but I love to read and think and do all we > can everyday. > Something else that fascinates me about your situation is that you are > a > Montana rancher - doing the very thing my husband and I long to do in our > hearts. > He had a quarter horse ranch in Texas when I met him and I have trained and > shown > cutting horses and love and miss the working cowhorse environment we worked > to > have for so many years. Circumstances led us to liquidate the horse > "business" in > our lives and finally the PD has contributed to not having any horses at all > - but we > both miss that and though Judd is still very active - we will always miss not > having > a horse to saddle up every day. So many adjustments ......... > We have been combatting PD for over l3 years now - and I look forward > to learning ways of maintaining our strength of body as well as spirit (God > plays a big > part in our lives or we wouldn't have made it this far). If you don't feel > comfortable > talking on list - please feel free to contact us directly. Judd certainly > wishes he > could hold up to a l0 hr work day again - and I'm fully dedicated to helping > him try to > get there again....... > Looking forward to hearing more......Marie Carepartner for husband > 70/l3