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Art: Actually, more than the pharmaceutical companies will be displaced when we find the cure: my wonderful neurologists and other health care workers who have made a career of Parkinsonism, the paid representatives of the various organizations, the purveyors of assistive aids, etc. They'll all have to re-tool and find different careers, and I can't wait to see it happen! Regards, Pat >From: Arthur Hirsch <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Some Great Events are taking Place >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:01:58 -0500 > >Pat, I share your thanks that we are finally getting to the cure - and with >you pray that it is in time for "us." > >The "band-aid" therapy of the past has been driven by economics - >the razor/razor blade analogy, if you will. We have the razor (the >disease) >and they want to sell us the blades (the pills). > >I think of how you and I and Dale and others on this list would be were it >not >for these pills or "band-aids," as you call them. Without these >medications, >so many of us would be ineffective as fighters for the cure, and PAN might >not have existed. Yes, I'm thankful for the direction that research is >taking, >but I'm also thankful for the medicines that have allowed us to get this >far. > >But let's not get carried away with this. The companies whom we thank >for these "band-aids" have a strong vested interest in there not being a >cure, >and they too are represented in Washington. Our leadership and grass roots >efforts are still critical to finding the cure. Let's not forget it. > >Art > > >At 06:49 AM 1/7/00 , Pat Schark wrote: > >Dale, > > > >I think PAN has been conscientious about keeping us informed, so we >should > >be getting the details of this meeting. Now you've piqued my curiosity, >so > >I'll be watching for it. > > > >Thank God people are focusing on a cure for this disease instead of the > >"band-aid" therapy of the past. > > > >Regards, > > > >Pat > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com