Claudia:
I heard from a fellow Parkie that Michael J. Fox had DBS.
That same person told me (in his words) "it didn't take".
I will have to ask him where he got his info.
Inge

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:18:51 -0800 "Claudia J. Goldberg"
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> I'm just tagging onto this particular e-mail because it mentioned
> Michael J.
> Fox..
>
> I have been meaning to query the group about this for some time.
>
> Fox is making guest appearances on some sitcoms and I think I heard
> that he
> is planning to have his own soon.
>
> I saw him on TV recently and he looked fabulous!  You can still see
> the PD
> if you are looking, but he seems so much improved!  Does anyone know
> what he
> did?  Prior to this last appearance I saw him on Jay Leno and he
> looked
> awful and even described himself as a "twitch-a-thon".
>
> During the recent TV interview he was asked to what he attributed
> his very
> noticeable improvement.  He hesitated for a second and then glibly
> replied,
> "To my wife and children's love."  Your wife and children's love can
> be a
> huge help, but I'm guessing that isn't the only thing that brought
> it about.
>
> I am thrilled for him, but wish he would share with the rest of us
> what he
> has been doing/taking/being injected with, whatever, that has helped
> him so
> much.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
>
> Warmest regards to all,
>
> Claudia
>
>
> "I used to think I had ambition...but now I'm not so sure.  It may
> have been
> only discontent.  They're easily confused."
>
>
> Rachael Field
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carole Hercun
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FYI/PD World Congress
>
> Hi Guys,
> For those of you who are interested, there's a pretty interesting
> conference
> being held in Washington, D.C. this week. I had hoped to attend, but
> was
> unable to. Apologies for not posting this sooner. It's the first
> World
> Congress
> re: PD and this is their website.
> gress.org/
> From there you can get into the news section, and read some of the
> findings
> being presented, read Michael J's opening remarks, etc.
> I have also been informed that there will be a later website
> showcasing the
> artistic contributions of PWP's, their stories, artword, poetry,
> etc. from
> the Creativity and PD segment of the conference.
> I'm hoping to catch the next one, which will be held in '09 in
> Paris, no
> less.
> Carole Hercun
>
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