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Bravo Lorrie Bett!! ...... murray *********** Tuesday, June 19, 2001 Walker won't quit By NOVA PIERSON, CALGARY SUN An Alberta woman is embarking on the last leg of a nearly 2,000-km walk to raise awareness about the disease she hasn't let stop her. Lorrie Bett, 55, left Calgary yesterday as she begins the last 300 km home to Wetaskiwin on her Sunshine Walk for Parkinson's disease. "Awareness is my goal," said Bett, who had brain surgery last year that temporarily put many of her symptoms on hold. "I want people to know just because you have a progressive disease you don't have to stop living." She began her trip in April and headed from Wetaskiwin to her childhood home in Nipawin, Sask., and is now headed back. Bett, who has again begun to experience symptoms like spasms, expects to be home by the end of June at her current pace of 32 km a day. http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-06-19-0036.html *********** Tuesday, June 19, 2001 Illness can't stop walk By NOVA PIERSON, CALGARY SUN An Alberta woman is embarking on the last leg of a nearly 2,000-km walk to raise awareness about the disease she hasn't let stop her. Lorrie Bett, 55, left Calgary yesterday as she begins the last 300 km home to Wetaskiwin on her Sunshine Walk for Parkinson's disease. "Awareness is my goal," said Bett, who had brain surgery last year that temporarily put many of her symptoms on hold. "I want people to know just because you have a progressive disease you don't have to stop living." Bett began her trip in April -- followed by a donated RV --and headed from Wetaskiwin to her childhood home in Nipawin, Sask., and is now headed back. Bett, who has again begun to experience symptoms like spasms, expects to be home by the end of June at her current pace of 32 km a day. She said there's been an "overwhelming" response. And Bett's efforts have impressed the people she's come in contact with on her trip. "I think it's incredibly gutsy and she's setting a fantastic example for everybody," said Susan Deike, fund-raising co-ordinator for the Parkinson's Society of Southern Alberta. Parkinson's is a neurological disorder with symptoms like rigid muscles and walking difficulties. For more information, contact the society at 243-9901. http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-06-19-0037.html ********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn