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Joan Snyder honored for her fight against Parkinson's Joan Snyder is living with Parkinson's Disease and the term living is the key. In her fight against this disease Snyder has done much work to advance research about Parkinson's disease and to provide support to those who also suffer with it. On Feb. 3, Snyder invited Dr. Phillip Jobe and Dr. Richard Weber, to discuss their work in the field of neurological disorders and treatment. The afternoon was part of the regular meeting of the Central Illinois Parkinson's Disease Support Group. Snyder said she chose Dr. Weber in particular because his work does not contradict her strong Roman Catholic beliefs in such areas as stem cell research and cloning. At the support group meeting Snyder also received the "Travels with Parkinson's Award," for outstanding service to the Parkinson's Community. The award was given by Leonard "Chy" Casavant who hosts a radio call-in show called, "Travels with Parkinson's." Upon the request of Snyder, Casavant had traveled to Peoria to broadcast live from the Feb. 3 meeting. Snyder's next project to aid the Parkinson's Community is the "Links for a Cure: 2001" golf outing and family day. The golf outing will be held Saturday, July 7 at Donovan Golf Course and the family day will be held at Three Sisters Park while the golf outing is taking place. This event will feature golf, bocci ball, music and much more. For more information about "Links for a Cure: 2001" or the Parkinson's Disease Support Group contact Joan Snyder at (309) 579-3026. [Photo Caption: Joan Snyder of Chillicothe received the "Travels with Parkinson's Award" on Feb. 3 for outstanding service to the Parkinson's Community. The award was given by Leonard "Chy" Casavant who hosts a radio call-in show called, "Travels with Parkinson's"] By Heather Volpe/CI http://www.cinewspaper.com/feature.html Travels With Parkinson's - Talk-radio With a Purpose http://www.geocities.com/chycasavant/ Joan Blessington Snyder - Parkinson's and Me http://www.geocities.com/joanbsnyder/ janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/