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Dear Family My name is Dale Severance and to many of you the name is unfamiliar and therefore I am a new member to the list. However I joined the list 3 to 4 years ago. We were a chatty group at that time and there were 7 or 8 people on at that time who were active on the list as frequent presenters or commentators on each and ever event. The issue came up many times that the non PD messages were drowning out the ability of others trying to collect the medical knowledge gain from this list. I was one of the first to defend the right of anyone to use the list for the non pd issues or comments. Taking the position that anyone could delete the non pd messages. At that time the ravages of the disease were minimal for me and I could audit 100+ messages in15 to 20 minutes. But as time wore on PD took away that ability to the point that I can not use the computer in the same easy fashion. In fact I almost can not use it at all because of an inability to use the mouse. I have to take my medicines and then wait 40 minutes or more for me to gain enough control of my body to utilize the computer. It now takes in excess of an hour to audit a list of 100 messages and I can not always do it in one sitting as my body fidgets around my legs are shaking, my body is squirming in the chair and my toes curl up. I try to hit the delete button but my ring finger cramps and causes the screen to do something not desired. Finally I get the mouse positioned and I hold it as steady as possible with my right hand and trigger the mouse with my left index finger. I now feel sorry for my inconsider attitude to those who complained that they were being forced off the list when they were so desperately trying to hang on to this resource. I'm sadden because so many of those not actively posting to this list are no longer capable. I do strongly support the use of this list for non pd use . We are a big family and as such we may be hurting some of the weaker members. I just felt that I need to express the point of view that as a family we need to help the weakest members and to bear that in mind as we use this resource. Thanks for listening Dale Severance