Emily

"After a good book I need a nap," says Emily-- Anne's cat.

ALS Responds to Modified Parkinson Drug By Kurt Ullman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: November 20, 2011 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Action Points Explain that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) showed signs in a small study that an investigational agent derived from the Parkinson's disease drug pramipexole might slow the loss of muscle strength and function. Note that treatment failures showed a significant dose-dependent relationship. Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, showed signs in a small dose-ranging study that an investigational agent derived from the Parkinson's disease drug pramipexole might slow the loss of muscle strength and function, researchers said.

Malcolm

He is doing well and back in Kamloops at the Rehab ward. THANKS for all your concerns and prayers. He is walking with a walker and talking well. I expect he will be home for Christmas.

Now that's a close-up.

Remember the Granville St. photographers? Remember the hair?

This is Steven and Karyn out for an afternoon of shopping.

Oh to be that young again. Sigh---

Since some have been asking, yes it's me in the picture at 23 yrs., and Steven is about 5. Steve is the son of a good friend of mine. I always liked to buy him clothes...and he tolerated it well. Unfortunately, he recently died from secondary lung cancer.

Out for a stroll/ride with my niece Kristina

life

Andy Rooney on life I've learned... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. That when you're in love, it shows. That just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day. That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. That being kind is more important than being right. That you should never say no to a gift from a child. That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way. That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn. ~Elizabeth Lawrence