Thanks Nina.
Something that works for hot flushes might also work for other sweats -
imagine an iceberg floating by in the sea, then imagine youself riding on it -
my mother taught me that - not 100% but sometimes works.

Quoting "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>:

> Dear Amanda,
> I thought I would send you a copy of a letter I have left with
> legislators regarding the stem cell issue in America. It is not as
> much as how PD has affected my life, but more to the point, how the
> research may affect my life. I don't know if it will be of any help
> to you, but perhaps it will lead you into a direction of your own.
> You are welcome to use any part of it.
> *******
>
> For the past twenty-four years, my constant companion has been
> Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating neurological life-altering
> disorder that destroys the brain cells controlling voluntary movement.
>
> As the years progress, so do my symptoms. Every case of Parkinson’s
> is unique. While I don’t suffer from the incapacitating tremors that
> many others do, loss of balance has caused falls and fractures and
> slow movement can make getting dressed a two-hour chore. The handful
> of expensive medications I take on a very precise two-hour schedule no
> longer overcomes the problems of rigidity, poor coordination,
> weakness, cramping, incontinence and unbearable sweating episodes as
> well as they once did. These same pills also create tiring,
> unsightly, uncomfortable and uncontrollable movements. My four young
> grandchildren have learned that my ability to play with them is
> determined by the timing and effectiveness of the medication I take
> every two hours, which changes not by the day or the hour, but by the
> minute.
>
> Because of Parkinson’s, my future may find me a prisoner in my own
> body, still able to think, yet frozen…like polio victims, who were
> forced to live their lives in iron lungs. Even though some people
> initially opposed the research, prevention and cures were found for
> polio, but Parkinson’s is still considered incurable. Now embryonic
> stem cells have been isolated which offers the potential of someday
> replacing my lost brain cells by creating new ones.
>
> This can be the key to a cure not only for Parkinson’s but a multitude
> of other diseases. There are different kinds of stem cells; however,
> the majority of researchers believe the cells that are best used for
> research are only 4-5 days old. To better understand, National
> Geographic shows a photograph of a five day old embryo which easily
> fits in the eye of a needle. The cells are absolutely identical and
> have not begun to form into any part of a human body and won’t until
> they are at least 10-14 days old.
>
> Just as an acorn is not an oak tree, an embryo is not a human being.
> There is the potential to become an oak tree or a person; but to reach
> that potential there must be a nurturing environment, whether it is in
> the ground or in the womb. I don’t believe you can compare a
> potential person to a real person. These are human cells, NOT human
> beings! I am a real human being. These cells are not intended to be
> implanted in a womb to become human beings, and with SCNT, they are
> not genetically coded to even support a pregnancy.
>
> As with pharmaceuticals and surgery, I believe that God has given us
> the knowledge to understand this 14 day window of opportunity as His
> gift to sustain life and relieve human suffering. After which, He has
> given us the gift of creation of life.
>
> I am one of a hundred million people whose disease has progressed
> while we debate when life begins. Every day we delay this promising
> research puts the cure one day further into the future. Medical
> science has made a great deal of progress over the years-- iron lungs
> are now a thing of the past. I want to be able to play with my
> grandchildren. I don’t want them to remember that their Grandma
> couldn’t move or talk or smile.
>
> It has been estimated that approximately 2800 men, women and children
> are dying every day accompanied by the prolonged pain and suffering of
> incurable diseases that now have the potential to be cured with stem
> cell research. To put that into perspective, a similar number of
> people died dramatically on 9/11. While not as dramatic as the horror
> of a terrorist attack to our country, the anguish to families as they
> watch their loved ones slowly die from being attacked by disease, is
> just as great.
>
> I believe we have a moral obligation to keep the doors open for all
> forms of legitimate research. It’s not a question of will this
> research be done. The only question is where this research will be
> done. Think of living in a world free of preventable and currently
> incurable diseases. As Americans, we are world leaders in medical and
> biological research. We are proud of our history. History is
> determined by the decisions made in the past. Let us not forget,
> what we do today becomes the history of tomorrow.
>
> Nina
> "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we
> make of our circumstances."
>
> Nina Brown
> "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what
> we make of our circumstances."
>
> Secretary/Founding Board Member, The Alliance for Medical Research
> (http://www.tamr-ed.org)
> Founding Board Member, Texans for Advancement of Medical Research
> (http://www.txamr.org)
> Vice President, Houston Area Parkinson Society
> (http://www.hapsonline.org)
> State Coordinator, Parkinson's Action Network
> (http://www.parkinsonsaction.org)
>
> On Aug 18, 2008, at 7:20 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > I was recently asked (by the London Parkinson's Disease Society) to
> > encourage
> > politicians in supporting stem-cell research by writing how PD has
> > affected my
> > life.
> > The trouble is, I don't know where to start, as
> > a) I'm not used to talking about emotions;
> > b) I don't do whining;
> > c) can't think of any part of my life the evil little stinker didn't
> > affect -
> > though not always for the worse.
> >
> > Any advice ?
> > Amanda Phillips
> >
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