I've been off the list for about 4 months, and am now returning hoping to find many words of wisdom and hope about the future. I quit my job as an elementary vocal music teacher in May due to problems with dealing with stress. Also, hard to be a vocal music teacher when you are losing control of your voice and not able to play the piano anymore due to tremor. I AM hopeful....and to give myself a goal and focus for the future, I have applied to start work on a PhD in psychology (my second PhD). My doc says I'll be a candidate for a DBS in about 4 years. I hope that when I finish my PhD program (about a 4 year time line) that there will be wonderful new therapy or a cure so that I can re-enter the work force. Randall Ford 45 yrs. old/dx 2 years/symptoms for 5 years sinemet/permax/celexa/buspar/(and serevent/azmacort) Randall Ford ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com