An update of a sort - my doctor told me yesterday that Ambien (the US brand name for the drug referenced here) is now available as a generic. So when Wal-Mart rolls out its $4 generic prescription program to your area, you might be able to get it there if you want to try it. Kat On 12 Sep 2006, at 13:24, Rayna wrote: This is an amazing story. Even though it's long, make sure you read the whole thing. Rayna "We have always been told there is no recovery from persistent vegetative state - doctors can only make a sufferer's last days as painless as possible. But is that really the truth? Across three continents, severely brain-damaged patients are awake and talking after taking ... a sleeping pill. And no one is more baffled than the GP who made the breakthrough. Steve Boggan witnesses these 'strange and wonderful' rebirths" http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,1870279,00.html ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy