Cool, Carole.  Thanks.

Carole (aka, Elorac2)



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From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: Resources RE: PD Info / Toolbar/ Book


> Hi-I came across what I think is a fascinating resource
> when I was searching for the latest PD info today. It is a
> toolbar you can download-if you use Internet Explorer or
> Mozilla as your web browser. It is a combined effort of the
> National Center for Biotechnology Information, the National
> Library of Medicine, and the National Institute of Health.
> You can download it at:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/#download
> You just type in Parkinson's and you can go surf all kinds
> of resources. Some of it is medical gobbledygook, the kind
> of stuff you read and say,huh? But most of it is pretty
> darned interesting. You can also sign up for updates.
> The other resource is a children's book which contains one
> of the simplest, but most complete explanations of the
> diverse ramifications of PD and its effect on the different
> body parts of the human body I have read. I came across it
> at the The Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders, where
> I have spent some time in the past few months as a guinea
> pig (in clinical trials.) I have encouraged my
> granddaughter (age 7), as well as my children (in their
> 30's) and my husband who still thinks (bless his heart)
> that one day I will wake up feeling better to read it. It
> was written by Muhammad Ali's daughter, Rasheda Ali, for
> her own children and is called,"I'll Hold Your Hand So you
> Won't Fall: A Child's Guide to Parkinson's Disease."
> Carole Hercun
>
> --- rickmcgirr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Very nice.  Anyone know of any 'artists-with PD' affairs
>> going on in the
>> northeastern US or Ontario/Quebec?
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:36 AM
>> Subject: Awards - Creative and with Parkinson's?
>>
>>
>> >     Awards - Creative and with Parkinson's?
>> >
>> >    The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) is encouraging
>> all people with
>> > Parkinson's to pull out their paintbrushes, take photos
>> or get poetic, as
>> > the
>> > annual Mervyn Peake awards enter their fifth year.
>> >
>> > With three categories to enter - art, poetry and
>> photography - everything
>> > is
>> > welcome from sketches to watercolours, limericks to
>> odes, and intriguing
>> > holiday photos to professional portraits.
>> >
>> > This year, the awards will be extra special, as, for
>> the first time,
>> > unusual
>> > or exceptional work will be showcased in a PDS
>> calendar. In addition, a
>> > gallery of selected entries will be on show at a gala
>> reception on Friday
>> > 7th
>> > July 2006.
>> >
>> > The event is held in memory of the late artist and
>> writer Mervyn Peake,
>> > whose
>> > works included Gormenghast and the Alice in Wonderland
>> illustrations, and
>> > who
>> > developed Parkinson's in later life. Mervyn Peake's
>> family launched the
>> > awards in 2002 to celebrate the creative achievements
>> of people living
>> > with
>> > Parkinson's.
>> >
>> > Participants will have until Monday 3rd April to submit
>> their work. More
>> > details are available from the Events Team.
>> > Tel: 020 7963 9312
>> > Email: [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >
>>
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