Hi Murray: Way cool. I'll be there. Plan to bring the family. BUT, even though I consider you my CvberBro, I don't know what you look like. How will I know it is you and not some Murray imposter? Be Seeing You (?), Carole --- Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Joan, > Ah... New York in September..... > http://www.parkinsonwalk.org/frames/walk/ > The seventh annual Unity Walk is Sep. 24th 2000 in > Central Park > > Ya know they have 30 day Amtrak / Via packages.... > > North American Rail Pass...kooool - 30 Day Pass... > > http://www.amtrak.com/promotions/passintro.html > > http://www.amtrak.com/promotions/images/map3.jpg > > Prices: U.S. Dollars > **Peak --$656 > *Off Peak --$459 > > We could all meet in the big apple and buy autographed > copies... > > We talk the talk ..... Who can walk the walk? > > What a dream that would be........ (Lisa... catch a boat > to Miami) > > We can make a difference and Joan... You do! ......... > murray > > > On 24 Jul 2000, at 4:55, Joan and Stan Snyder wrote: > > > Greg & Janet, Juanita & Murray: This in no way reflects > on the way you > > personally react to your own battle w/ PD...this is > mine alone-just as > > you must bear your own reactions to this disease. It > has always been my > > contention that, no matter how many support & surround > you with love, PD > > is a lonely disease-so is life for that matter, because > when it comes > > right down to it-we're all in this journey alone-unless > we decide to > > take spiritual help...which I will not get into here. > All I can tell you > > is this: since my dxes 10 yrs ago at the age of 39 and > despite 2 > > pallidotomies (1 wildly successful, the other nearly > killing me-I had to > > relearn to talk, eat, etc.), I have become, either > because of or in > > spite of the PD, a much better person. I have had the > opportunity to > > co-author & co-edit a soon-to-be-published book: > "Voices From The > > Parking Lot-Parkinson's Perspectives," and I am now > planning to visit > > NYC with my husband (neither of us has ever been > there). While there, we > > will attend a reception featuring the artwork of Jane > Scott & Marc Esser > > & "Voices" with my friend Dennis from Australia at the > National Arts > > Club in Gramercy Park. Also, after doing promotion & > publicity for the > > BOOK, we will be taking orders for the book during the > National Unity > > Walk and afterwards we will be guests at reception at a > Manhattan > > restaurant to "Meet The Authors." This would not all be > possible without > > my participation in this list. I would have never met > the very talented > > Dennis Greene, the wonderfully generous and > "get-things-done" Margaret > > Tuchman nor the ever indomitable Don McKinley-to whom > the book is > > dedicated, nor a vast majority of the talented authors, > whose work > > graces our BOOK. For myself, and only myself, I am > grateful for the door > > that was slammed shut in my face-forcing me to find > other windows of > > opportunity. > > > > -- > > ________________ > > Joan E. Snyder 48/10 > > [log in to unmask] > > <http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/snyder/page1.htm> > > "Hang tough........no way through it but to do it." > > Chris-in-the-Morning (Northern > Exposure) > > > [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/