The Round Table had many knights. Couldn't we?
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---robert l dolezal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Muhammad is the "previous celebrity spokesman for the group (NPF)?"
Gosh,
> when was he deposed?  Last I read, and heard, he was NPF's knight in
> shining armor. And a darned good one, I might say!  When was the coup
> d'etat?
>
> I wonder, how many in the Parkinson community would vote for Michael
J. Fox
> to affiliate, now, with one of the Parkinson organizations, to be used
> exclusively by that organization?  How many would vote for him to
remain
> neutral, at least until he understands the lay of the land, the
politics
> of the disease, temporarily at least working for the community at
large
> rather than affiliating with one organization?
>
> I do not question the value of NPF to the Parkinson's community.  It
is an
> excellent organization, doing good things.  But it is not alone on
that
> score.
>
> What I do question are the benefits that will accrue to our
community if
> Michael J . Fox becomes the exclusive property of one organization, as
> opposed to  remaining independent and responding to all proposals on
the
> basis of their merit rather than their organizational origin.
>
> This is one of the most immportant issues to face the Parkinson
community
> in the six years I  have been a member.  I doubt that we have much
of a
> say, but,if we did, how would you vote?
>
>                         Bob Dolezal
>
> At 12:01 AM 12/4/98, judith richards wrote:
> >http://www.foxnews.com/
> >
> >Facing Parkinson's Disease, Michael J. Fox Counts His Blessings
> >7.36 a.m. ET (1236 GMT) December 3, 1998
> >By Bill Hoffmann
> >
> >NEW YORK — An upbeat Michael J. Fox believes he'll be cured of
> >Parkinson's disease — and insists he wouldn't trade places with
anybody.
> >
> >"My life is so filled with positives, so filled with blessings, and
so
> >filled with things I wouldn't trade for anything in the world," Fox
> >says in a 20/20 interview to air Friday night.
> >
> >The good-guy actor stunned the world last week by revealing he
secretly
> >has battled the crippling — currently incurable — nerve disease for
> >seven years.
> >
> >The startling admission has brought thousands of phone calls,
get-well
> >cards and e-mail messages from heartsick fans around the world.
> >
> >But the 37-year-old star of the ABC sitcom Spin City says he doesn't
> >feel sorry for himself and will never give up.
> >
> >Fox tells interviewer Barbara Walters he's optimistic scientists will
> >find a cure for Parkinson's and he'll be free of the illness by the
time
> >he reaches 50.
> >
> >"I just feel like I've been in God's pocket for so long, I just
didn't
> >think that I was going to be hammered with this," Fox says of his
> >positive attitude.
> >
> >"[I felt] that I would find a way to live with it, to learn from it
and
> >deal with it — and I have."
> >
> >Fox also says he refuses to consider his condition — which typically
> >strikes people over 60 — to be a tragedy.
> >
> >"No, not by any stretch of the imagination. It's my life," he says.
> >
> >Fox said the symptoms of Parkinson's sometime affect him so
severely his
> >hands shake uncontrollably. He's had to alert cameramen on his
series to
> >keep from focusing on his hands.
> >
> >Last spring he had brain surgery to relieve some of the symptoms
and may
> >have to go back for another operation.
> >
> >The actor — who also starred in the '80s sitcom Family Ties and the
Back
> >to the Future movies — has insisted he'll continue to work on Spin
City
> >for as long as possible.
> >
> >Meanwhile, the National Parkinson Foundation hopes Fox will help
raise
> >money to find a cure by becoming their spokesman.
> >
> >Abraham Lieberman, the foundation's medical director, has asked the
star
> >to "lend your energy and your spirit and your good ideas to us."
> >
> >A spokesman for Fox said he has not received any formal offer, but
may
> >mull the possibility of a role with the group.
> >
> >If Fox were to work with the nonprofit organization, it could bring
in
> >untold millions in donations to the usually overlooked group,
foundation
> >officials said.
> >
> >That could lead to a cure or at least a greater understanding of what
> >causes Parkinson's, which attacks the central nervous system.
> >
> >The disease is not hereditary and can strike at any age, although it
> >usually hits older people.
> >
> >The previous celebrity spokesman for the group was boxing legend
> >Muhammad Ali, who did public-service announcements and interviews
about
> >his battle with the disease.
> >--
> >Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >                         ^^^
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