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(Posted on behalf of Connie) I had to take John to the shuttle this morning - just hated to see him go. John and your Dad had a really special time together - fun, closeness, tears and "closure". I have always loved John - he is a great guy!!! He deserves a wonderful woman in his life. I wanted to tell you what Dr. Englander told me about the latest MRI. He said that on the DWI sequence, the cortex has high signal (looks white) - this is the first sign of CJD. Then the basil ganglea (sp?) which is the gray matter looked normal, but will change as the disease progresses. So now I know what the findings were so I can understand better. The Neurontin medication he had me start last night helped Louie sleep ALL night with no pain. I am SOOO relieved. He is still sleeping, in fact. He woke to say goodbye to John this morning and we talked a while when I got back home, then he went back to sleep.