On 30 Jan 2001, at 6:48, Linda J Herman wrote: > > Dear list members, > Last week, I was privileged to attend the FamiliesUSA Health Action 2001 > National Grassroots Meeting in Washington DC, along with PD advocates > Hilary Blue and Perry Cohen from the Parkinsn list, and Lupe McCann (who > has promised to join the list soon.) We thank the Parkinson's Disease > Foundation for sponsoring our attendance at this conference. It focused > on the future of health care in the U.S. and the roles of advocates and > advocacy coalitions in reforming the system. I will attempt to briefly > summarize, some of the workshops I attended, and post the summaries as > they are completed, in the next few days. SNIP Hi Linda, I would like to personally thank you (and Hilary, Perry, and Lupe) for doing this. I look forward to reading your "reports". We can make a difference! Best regards ............. murray [log in to unmask]