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From the September 1999 issue of "George" magazine, here is an excerpt of an interview with Janet Reno written by their executive editor, Richard Blow: Q: In 1995, you were dignosed with Parkinson's Disease. How much does that bother you? RENO: Some days it does, some days it doesn't. [Points to her hands.] This is the primary symptom. Some days I get stiff, but I think that's from lack of exercise in this [right} hand, because of the shaking of this hand. Q: Is that frustrating? RENO: No. I just think of what it must be like for people who have difficulties, who stutter, who have cancer. And you think, Gosh, I'm fortunate. Q: Do you worry about it getting worse? RENO: No. Q: Not at all? RENO: No. I know it's going to get worse. But I watched my mother die of lung cancer. I watched other people I love die of different things. We're all going to die someday. So far, I think I'm fortunate. Q: What do you say to the people who have urged you to speak out more about Parkinson's? RENO: I have told the people I love and have confidence in, "If you ever see me impaired so that I couldn't be attorney general, let me know." Otherwise, I just do my job. Q: And that's how you set an example? RENO: That's the point I make. A lot of people tell me, "I've derived such courage from watching you, and I can deal with my Parkinson's or other diseases better because of it." I'm very happy that I can do that. I represent the interests of all the people of the United States, not just some, and I think I can use the time after I leave office to speak out on this issue. Q: Is there anything that Parkinson's has affected your ability to do? RENO: It's harder to take notes of everything at a Congressional hearing. Q: Has your handwriting changed? RENO: My handwriting has changed. It's wiggly, unless I write very carefully. [The article continues, and ends with:] RENO: Well, I'm not a Davy Crockett figure. A lot of people have been brought up around animals. That doesn't make them Davy Crockett. Q: Yes, but how many people have wrestled alligators? RENO: [laughs, holding up hands about two feet apart] They were SMALL alligators.