It's about time the CP sufferers get a little press that isn't so condescending. Thank you for sharing it with me. I am sure others on the board will also appreciate your post.The ironic thing about this is that people in high places and who have lots of money have their "secret doctors" who prescribe for them AND never get touched. I can't believe that everyone in office has lived a completly painfree life and is so healthy and LUCKY to avoid the diseases that cause chronic pain syndromes to begin with. So they will just go after their constituants in the guise that "we are doing this in their best interest". I for one, being an adult, would prefer to make my own decisions where my body is concerned. If that means less years on this planet, dependence or whatever. I have dealt with it personally for over 30 years ( my parents took care of the first 20) and will continue to do so until I follow others who have gone before me to the long dirt nap. turcica