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> Subject: YOU can make a difference > From: Leo Fuhr <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 22:57:49 -0500 I decided to write a letter to the editor of our local paper when an AP(Associated Press) Washington news release on stem cell research finally made frontpage in our rural midwest town, I feel strongly that in a representativedemocratic form of government like ours, citizens should speak out when we feel federal funding is or is not what we want. Elected representatives are serving you, the constituent, and should listen to what you want. Are you ready to make a difference? Write, e-mail or phone your opinion to the press, the president, your representatives in Washington, D.C. and representative democracy will have the chance to operate as intended. My letter was published in the local paper on Wed., July 11, 2001 under title: Stem Cell Research Addressed. It is forwarded with this post. Jeanette Fuhr 50/47/44? ----- Original Message ----- From: Leo Fuhr To: [log in to unmask] Cc: Leo Fuhr Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:59 AM Subject: stem cell research July 10, 2001 Trenton Republican Times c/o Letters to Editor Dear Editor: On the front page of Mon July 9, 2001 Trenton Republican Times, you printed the article titled, "Stem Research: More Questions Than Answers". The opinions of Adam Singer, 41, a real estate agent who has diabetes and of Ron Heagy, 38, who has spent twenty years in a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury as a teenager were both explained. The issue revolves around the master cells found in embryos that can generate all the other tissues of the body....possibly curing diseases like Alzheimer's, diabetes, Parkinson's or even repair spinal cords. I, too, have an incurable disease. At age 47 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Rigidity, balance problems, and muscle stiffness along with reduced energy and small motor skill dexterity are some of my major symptoms. Like Joan Samuelson, 51, quoted in the article, I hope that stem cell research may find the answers to Parkinson's and rescue Joan, me and the approximately 1 million Americans with Parkinson's disease. Joan stated, "What I need is brain repair. The medication is believed to accelerate cell deterioration. So you're making a bit of a deal with the devil." Thank you for giving this article front page attention. Each of us needs to explore the issues of stem cell research federal funding. In my opinion, federally funded research using the vast resources of the National Institutes of Health will bring new treatments for many diseases. I've contacted Pres. Bush and my US representatives in Congress to tell them my view. I hope the RT readers will do the same. Sincerely, Jeanette R. Fuhr [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn