Northwest Parkinson's Foundation
This Letter to the Editor was in today's Seattle Times.
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Parkinson's Disease
Story on Gardner draws attention to disease, need for information
Editor, The Times:
Your story on May 31 about Gov. Booth Gardner ("Gardner enjoying life
despite Parkinson's") was tremendous. It detailed so well the evolution of a
great life.
The article also makes clear one of the basic tenets of living with
Parkinson's disease: Getting information and good care about the disease has
been far too difficult. If Gardner was unable to find information and good
care, how can anyone else be expected to find it?
We met with Gardner two years ago and pointed him toward a specialist. It
changed his life, and he got excited about the possibilities we had created
with the newly formed Northwest Parkinson's Foundation. He is now the
chairman of the board of directors.
There are 70,000 people in the Northwest who need information and care.
Thank you for shedding light on Parkinson's, and on one man's good fight.
The help is now here for those who need it.
Craig Howard, development director and co-founder, Northwest Parkinson's
Foundation
Bill Bell
Executive Director
Northwest Parkinson's Foundation
425-746-5556 / [log in to unmask]
http://www.nwpf.org
