Rayilyn Brown
Director AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: Ashland Ohio Police Outrage on PWP


>I found this were you can print a medical alert card
>
> I am ordering medical alert shoe tags. Bob had the I am not intoxicated 
> card in his walllet but they would not let him get it.
>
> http://www.medids.com/free-id.php
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 6:26 pm
> Subject: Re: Ashland Ohio Police Outrage on PWP
>
>
>
> I've got a similar card from the English Parkinson's Disease Society - I 
> couls
> scan it in and email it ?
> Adjust for American wording no problem ?
>
> Quoting "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Ray,
>> The letters are a good idea. The problem though likely goes beyond the
>> Ashland police.  Police officers all over need to be educated about PD, 
>> and
>> how to deal with PWP.  Should we appeal to one or more of the PD
>> organizations (surely there are enough of them!) to take this on as a
>> national PD awareness program?
>>
>> A few years ago, NPF was offering Medical alert cards to keep in you 
>> wallet.
>> It states, "I have a condition called Parkinson's Disease which makes me 
>> slow
>> and sometimes I cannot stand up or speak. I AM NOT INTOXICATED. Please 
>> call
>> my family or physician for help. It has a space for emergency phone 
>> numbers
>> and also a list of contraindicated Medications for PD."
>> The NPF website says the alert cards can be  still be ordered for free, 
>> but
>> they are currently out of stock. (from npf homepage www.parkinson.org 
>> click
>> on Publications and then on Free Publications . Call NPF at 
>> 1-800-327-4545
>> and let them know that the Alert Cards are still needed.
>> linda
>>
>>
>>
>> www.pdpipeline.org
>>
>> -- rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Great idea, Raj, thanks.   I'll add it to my recommendations;
>>
>> Police chief, mayor letter:
>> 1.    awareness bracelet
>> 2.    community service in nearest Parkinson's support group
>>
>> State legislator letter
>> 1.  suggest Claire Salamon's proposed state law mandating in-service
>> education  for medical personnel, law enforcement, first responders. 
>> I've
>> been trying to contact her, but her email is full.
>>
>> I hope you will write your own letters  or we could all sign one from the
>> List.  I just got the addresses tonight and will work on letters 
>> tomorrow.
>> What do you think?  I'll post the addresses for you or I can write the
>> letters and if you approve we can all sign and I willl mail them   LET ME
>> HEAR FROM YOU.
>>
>> Rough Draft:
>>
>
>> Dear Mayor/Police Chief:
>>
>> The Parkinson's community was shocked and outraged to learn of the brutal
>> and cruel treatment of Ashland resident Bob Kendall by members of the
>> Ashland Police Department on August 27, 2008.
>>
>> Like us, Mr. Kendall is disabled with Parkinson's disease, as well as
>> epilepsy, diabetes and high blood pressure.  He is not a drunk.
>> Parkinson's disease  is a chronic progressive uncurable disease that robs
>> people of the ability to speak and move normally.  We have great 
>> difficulty
>> doing things most people take for granted, like buttoning a shirt, 
>> brushing
>> our teeth or cutting up food.  That is only the tip of the iceberg of 
>> pain,
>> suffering and frustration experienced by persons with Parkinson's, their
>> families and caregivers.
>>
>> We believe beyond a public apology, a thorough investigation must be made 
>> of
>>
>> this incident and the officers involved suspended without pay until it is
>> resolved.  Perhaps the officers could attend the nearest Parkinson's 
>> support
>>
>> group for a year and wear Parkinson's awareness bracelets when they get 
>> some
>>
>> idea of what it is like to serve the life sentence this disease imposes.
>>
>> Parkinson's disease has stolen the lives of over 1.5 million Americans 
>> and
>> who knows how many people worldwide.  It is no joke and not a subject for
>> ridicule or mockery.   Disabled Americans certainly deserve humane 
>> treatment
>>
>> by the people who are supposed to serve and protect them.
>>
>> We hope you will help us raise awareness and educate people about this
>> disease.  Nobody  deserves this curse or should  be attacked and 
>> humiliated
>> as  Bob Kendall was last week.
>>
>> Rayilyn Brown
>> Director AZNPF
>> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
>> [log in to unmask]
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dr. R. Rsjaraman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: Ashland Ohio Police Outrage on PWP
>>
>>
>> > Dear Ray:
>> >    This outrage sho
> uld be stopped in  hte bud. I think all the police
>> > force should be educated about Prkinson's Disease and should wear a
>> > bracelet as sign of their awareness.
>> >     Dr. R. Rajaraman
>> > *****************************
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 7:55 PM
>> > Subject: Fw: Ashland Ohio Police Outrage on PWP
>> >
>> >
>> >> Dear PIEN Parkies
>> >>
>> >> Now is the time to act.  I am reposting Kay Jenkins original post so 
>> >> you
>> >> can reread it and think about it while I await the addresses from Kay.
>> >> What happened to Bob Kendall could be you or your spouse or parent.
>> >> Ignorance is our enemy and nobody is going to educate the public but 
>> >> us.
>> >> Please email me if you have ideas as to what we can do about this.
>> >> Ray
>> >> Rayilyn Brown
>> >> Director AZNPF
>> >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
>> >> [log in to unmask]
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: rayilynlee
>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:39 PM
>> >> Subject: Ashland Ohio Police Outrage
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Kay
>> >> I found it!!  What we can do is organize a letter writing/email 
>> >> campaign.
>>
>> >> Send me the addresses for the mayor, police chief, TV, newspaper, 
>> >> etc.,.
>> >> and I will write sample letters and post them on PIEN.  I hear from
>> >> people all over the US and world and we need to descend on Ashland an 
>> >> be
>> >> heard.
>> >> Ray
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 2:15 PM
>> >> Subject: Ashland Ohio Police Parkinson's Awareness 
>> >> Bracelet....HANDCUFFS
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wednesday August 27, 2008 an act of brutal force and lack of
>> >> compassion
>> >> for the disabled was committed by Officer Aaron Kline of the Ashland
>> >> Police
>> >> Department and an unknown Ohio Highway Patrolman
>> >>
>> >> Ashland resident Bob Kendall was out for his early morning walk. Mr.
>> >> Kendall
>> >> choose
> s to walk in the early morning hours due to the fact he has been
>> >> harassed, insulted and made fun of because he has Parkinson's Disease.
>> >> Unfortunately he did not take into account that the very person who is
>> >> supposed to protect the citizens of Ashland would become the bully.
>> >>
>> >> Mr. Kendall was waiting at the corner of Dorchester and Sandusky to 
>> >> cross
>> >> when he noticed an Ohio Highway Patrol car. Due to the Parkinson's Mr.
>> >> Kendall waved the Patrolman to go through, knowing it would take 
>> >> longer
>> >> for
>> >> him to cross the street.
>> >>
>> >> The patrolmen instead turned off his lights and got out the car. At 
>> >> this
>> >> point
>> >> officer Kline came up behind Mr. Kendall and jumped out of his car and
>> >> asked
>> >> Mr. Kendall if he knew where he was. Mr. Kendall thought he said where
>> >> have
>> >> been. Mr. Kendall replied the Circle K.
>> >>
>> >> The two officers smirked and said "yeah right", indicating to Mr. 
>> >> Kendall
>>
>> >> they
>> >> did not believe him. Officer Kline asked Mr. Kendall "how much have 
>> >> you
>> >> had
>> >> to drink?" Mr. Kendall replied "I do not drink" At this point Mr.
>> >> Kendall's
>> >> tremors where noticeable due the stress of the situation. Officer 
>> >> Kline
>> >> demanded that Mr. Kendall quit moving. Mr. Kendall told Officer Kline
>> >> that
>> >> he could not because he has Parkinson's disease.
>> >>
>> >> Officer Kline asked Mr. Kendall "You can't quit moving?" Mr. Kendall 
>> >> said
>> >> no. Officer Kline told Mr. Kendall put your hands behind your back. 
>> >> Which
>> >> Mr. Kendall replied for what? Officer Kline said "Because you can't 
>> >> quit
>> >> moving".
>> >>
>> >> Officer Kline and the highway patrolman then tackled Mr. Kendall and
>> >> handcuffed him. Mr. Kendall became outraged and demanded that Kline's
>> >> supervisor be called. Kline called for backup and then the supervisor.
>> >> Backup arrived and one of the officers recognized Mr. Kendall and 
>> >> removed
>> >> the handcuffs while trying to calm Mr. Kendall down.
>> >>
>> >> Mr. Kendall demanded that charges be filed ag
> ainst the officers. He was
>> >> told
>> >> that the acting supervisor could not do that and for Mr. Kendall to 
>> >> come
>> >> down to the station in the morning. Mr. Kendall went down to speak 
>> >> with
>> >> Chief Miracle and was told he was not available but he could talk to 
>> >> the
>> >> Captain. Mr. Kendall tried to explain to the Captain what had happen 
>> >> to
>> >> him.
>> >> The Captains advice was maybe if you wear one of those shiny medical
>> >> bracelets this would not happen.
>> >>
>> >> This is not the first time Mr. Kendall has been accused of being a 
>> >> drunk
>> >> by
>> >> an Ashland Police Officer. Bob and his wife Jodie were visiting her
>> >> Mother
>> >> in September of 2005 and decided to look at a house for sale close by.
>> >> Bob walked from Main
>> >> Street over to Brookside when he was approached by Officer Lay, who 
>> >> told
>> >> him
>> >> to get out of the park and asked Mr. Kendall what he was drinking.
>> >>
>> >> Jodie received an email from Councilmen Wertz stating he had spoken 
>> >> with
>> >> former Mayor Stine about the behavior of Officer Huckleberry on August 
>> >> 3,
>> >> 2006 . Officer Huckleberry detained Mr. Kendall stating that he had 
>> >> been
>> >> on
>> >> the force since 1971 and it was his job to pick up "drunks" and that
>> >> there
>> >> was something more than Parkinson's wrong with Mr. Kendall. He then 
>> >> told
>> >> Mr.
>> >> Kendall "You can walk home I am following you, If you fall, you are 
>> >> mine
>> >> and
>> >> I will arrest you."
>> >>
>> >> It disturbs me that with Michael J Fox and Muhammad Ali two well known
>> >> individuals with Parkinson's, their most prominent symptom is shaking
>> >> that a
>> >> citizen of any community would automatically be considered intoxicated
>> >> because they have Parkinson's.
>> >>
>> >> The behavior of these officers is unacceptable and an insult to not 
>> >> only
>> >> Mr.
>> >> Kendall but the 1.5 million Americans "living" with this disease.
>> >> Parkinson's
>> >> is a chronic progressive disease that robs a person of their ability 
>> >> to
>> >> speak and move. It not only affects the patient but th
> e family as well
>> >> who
>> >> feel powerless and hopeless as they watch us struggle to do the 
>> >> simplest
>> >> task. Things that we took for granted tying our shoes, opening a jar 
>> >> or
>> >> cutting our food are now struggles.
>> >>
>> >> Mr. Kendall also has epilepsy, diabetes and high blood pressure. He is
>> >> trying to follow doctor's orders on exercising. Where does Chief 
>> >> Miracle
>> >> and
>> >> his officers recommend Mr. Kendall walk, in another town? Is there a
>> >> problem
>> >> with disabled people living in Ashland?
>> >>
>> >> I am asking that this incident be thoroughly investigated and that
>> >> Officer
>> >> Kline be suspended without pay until this matter has been resolved. 
>> >> Thank
>> >> you for your time and consideration of my request.
>> >>
>> >> If you are outraged at this I put it on the Ashland Topix forum. 
>> >> Please
>> >> let
>> >> Ashland Police know we are not going to allow them to treat people 
>> >> like
>> >> this
>> >> and they think its ok and can not even say Im sorry.
>> >> http://www.topix.com/city/ashland-oh
>> >>
>> >> I sent this letter to the mayor, chief of police,newspaper, tv station
>> >> city
>> >> council, county commissioners and state representive.
>> >>
>> >> Sincerely
>> >>
>> >> Kay Mixson Jenkins
>> >> Kay Mixson Jenkins Springfield GA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Rayilyn Brown
>> >> Director AZNPF
>> >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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