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On 24 Jul 2000, at 16:48, Carole Hercun wrote: (re: Unity Walk 2000 NYC) > 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 > It's only a grand idea so far.... but if and when I do come to the East Coast I will let y'all know.... the train thing is an idea for a vacation or next years PD Forum in D.C. and it wasn't entirely my idea.... it was suggested by my great friend... who is incidentally closer to the White House than Bush.... the one 'n only Gail Vass ............................. murray > --- 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] [log in to unmask]