At 09:26 1999/11/06 -0600, charlie wrote, in part: >... The tragedy of PD or other chronic illness >need not take over and destroy one's family as >well as the individual with the illness... hi charlie i think that this is where our core difference in perception lies i cannot see pd in terms of tragedy or taking over or destroying i believe that i have made a conscious choice in my perception and by doing so, i have lost nothing and gained everything janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset e-mail - [log in to unmask] web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/