Yeah, yeah, I know, it's been forever and a day since you last heard from me. My life, in many ways has gotten better. I have a caring fiance - to become my wife on December 11th. And in some ways, I have gotten a lot weaker. It seems that this darned disease robs ever the youngest among us of our strength. I have been looking into the opportunity of deep brain stimulation, specifically of the STN. My doctors and I think I would be a candidate for it. And the Marshfield clinic here in Wisconsin is doing them now. Can anyone offer me any advice on this procedure e.g. how to get into a program, what it entails, what it might cost me (my insurance), time off of work? God bless you all, Jacob Drollinger 29/11