To: The List Each time I see news of a fellow Parkinsonian who has taken his life, I am deeply saddened because I can imagine the agony he went through before making his final decision and doing his final act. Nothing could be a more eloquent plea for funding the research effort than the decision of a PWP to end his/her life. I make no moral or ethical judgement on Buffet's suicide. I only comment on the silent eloquence of his statement. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Maryse Schild <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 10:49 AM Subject: Bernard Buffet >The French painter Bernard Buffet commited suicide yesterday, aged 75. >He was suffering from PD and could not paint any longer. >Maryse >