Hope someone will remind me on Sunday.  I put in on my calendar, but then I
have to make a note to remind me to look at the calendar.  Nancy B
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Finn <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 3:44 PM
Subject: IMPORTANT: From Jim Finn


>Group -
>
>As many of you know, for several weeks I have been promising to make a
major
>announcement.  And today I received authorization to do so.
>
>This past February one of the major American television networks contacted
me
>in regards to the so-called "pig cell" implant surgery.  I underwent this
>procedure in September of 1996 and, as those of you who have been following
my
>updates know, the results have been impressive.
>
>The network and show are none other than CBS and "60 Minutes!"  Needless to
>say, I am thrilled to be a part of all this and to be able to share it with
>both you and the general public.  If this doesn't kick PD "out of the
closet,"
>then nothing will.
>
>A few words on what happened during the production of this piece.  Be
>forewarned; if any of the media asks you for a similar interview, be
prepared
>to be both excited AND exhausted by it.  In my case there were four
seperate
>photo shoots/interviews. One was at Massachusetts General Hospital in
Boston,
>two were at my home in Rhode Island, and one took place in Washington, DC.
>
>You cannot imagine the chaos of a production crew in your house!  One day,
two
>truckloads of staff and equipment showed up.  The living room looked like a
>movie studio with lights, cameras, recorders, cables, etc.  Most of the
>furniture had to be put outside!  Yet it was a lot of fun.  And every
detail
>was handled professionally.
>
>This exciting article is to be a segment on Sunday's (June 21st) airing of
"60
>Minutes."  I know it is shown throughout all of North America and many
foreign
>countries as well.  Check your television schedule if you're interested.
>
>By the way, since the final taping in mid-April, I have shown considerable
>improvement in the Parkinson's symptoms.
>
>Finally, if you'd like, share your comments with our group.  If you don't
care
>for the show, please don't throw things at your TV set; good repairmen are
>hard to find.  Ha, ha!
>
>Warmly -
>
>Jim Finn
>