if PD is a gift, get the receipt and take it back to the shop....

Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hi Nic
> Like you I am NOT grateful for PD.  I didn't like AV fistulas or cancer 
> either.  The fact that it could be worse, like Huntington's or being in an 
> in iron lung,  does not help me at all, but kudos to those who are grateful 
> for their afflictions.
> Ray, 13 year prisoner, lifer
> 
> Rayilyn Brown
> Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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> From: "Nic Marais" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:30 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Considering The Cost in a Global Recession
> 
> > Some gift...!!
> >
> > Nic 57/15
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 4:03 AM, Ahsar Butt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> When was the last time the medical community found a cure for any 
> >> disease?
> >> I stand corrected, but I think it was in the 190's decade when a cure was
> >> found for polio. I believe that Gad does not burden a soul more than it 
> >> can
> >> bear, so Parkinsons is a gift and I thank God every day for it - it could
> >> have been worse. I am a possitive thinking person and with God's help I 
> >> am
> >> dealing with my condition just fine. Its been 9 years since diagnosis at 
> >> age
> >> 52 and I hope to continue with my daily combination of meds, prayers and
> >> exercise.
> >>
> >> Good luck to you all.
> >>
> >> Ahsar Butt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: John Cottingham <
> >> [log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:48:09 AM
> >> Subject: Considering The Cost in a Global Recession
> >>
> >> Over the last 20 years of our fight to find a cure, billions have been
> >> raised and spent researching research. Every great and new finding must 
> >> be
> >> scientifically verified as being duplicated. This takes years and if it 
> >> is
> >> found to be valid, researcher, Universities, or biotech companies must 
> >> find
> >> an established partner to pay for and run clinical trials that cost 
> >> millions
> >> more. The partner or alliance must have the capability to work with the 
> >> FDA.
> >> Of course, venture capital companies that financed the science and
> >> Universities require a piece of the pie. The intellectual property 
> >> ownership
> >> becomes patentable.
> >>
> >> In our economic climate around the world, venture capital companies,
> >> universities, biotech and contributors are cutting back. The pie has 
> >> become
> >> smaller.
> >>
> >> Our community of Parkinsons organizations are receiving fewer support
> >> contributions so therefore some research will be pared back.
> >>
> >> It is an established fact that most research will not in a therapeutic
> >> benefit for us. Years of throwing money at the problem hasn't been for
> >> naught because some new understandings have emerged.
> >>
> >> CAMR, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research has been the 
> >> major
> >> lobbying force for stem cell research. Some described their efforts as 
> >> being
> >> a "jobs program for stem cell scientists". Only time will tell if their
> >> promise bear fruits. The public treasury is empty so it is unclear how 
> >> their
> >> research will be funded. "Our Money" has already been given to the
> >> advantaged.
> >>
> >> One start-up company that is close to my heart is Medtronics. While I 
> >> hope
> >> and pray that they can refurbish their used neurostimulators for the 
> >> Third
> >> World, I'm not holding my breath until they do.
> >>
> >>
> >> John Cottingham
> >>
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