Very well put Paul!  If this list is not allowed to live, it may as well be
turned into a cold hard website.  What we are witnessing is several forms of
grieving.  Let it live!

>From: Paul Ayers <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Getting Parkinsn Back on Topic
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:10:54 -0700
>
>  Nothing will ever be the same, to allow this list to become a "living"
>forum where humans bear their souls on a daily basis, and then to shut down
>the same humans from venting is cruel.  After a tragic event, healing must
>take place,  even for PWP.  I know I tuurn to this list everyday for not
>only Stem Cell news, but for comfort and the belief that I am not alone in
>my own personal hell.  Give this list time to heal its self.  You own this
>list and I acknowledge that you must "control" content,  please look at
>your creation, it lives.  It lives and breathes because it is real time and
>touches all our lives.  Don't be to hard, the list has and will survive,
>not on;y through this barbaric assault, but through many personal tears and
>fears.  PWP are strong, you know what each one of us is going through right
>now.  let us seek comfort with those we share a common bond with.  It may
>just be the only media thay understands us.
>Thanks
>Paul Ayers
>   John Cottingham
><[log in to unmask]> wrote: During
>the past week we have regressed and forgotten what the Parkinsn list
>is all about. The quality and quantity of mail has been about many things
>not related to having or curing Parkinson's disease or the discussion of
>ideas on treatment or caring for others.
>
>Parkinsn is not American, Canadian, or European but international. Parkinsn
>is not Christian, Jewish or Muslim. Prayer is a personal expression of a
>belief in a god or God or nothing at all. Our subscribers come in all
>colors, beliefs, and 40 countries of the world. Opinions on anything else
>except the fight against Parkinson's have no place here. Caring for one
>another requires nothing but love.
>
>Once again, we have seen the resurgence of "Funnies". Parkinsn is not the
>place for those.
>
>Posting of articles not germane to Parkinsn should also be refrained. When
>in doubt consult the Parkinsn Charter/Guidelines at:
>
>http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/parkinsn.html
>
>Complaints or disputes may be resolved when addressed to the list owners
>at:
>
>mailto:Barbara Patterson
>
>
>OR
>
>mailto:John Cottingham
>
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