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I completely agree with you Jeanette. At this rate our cure in five years will be more like 15-20. Life still has to go on. No funding means no cure! Christine Sherriff 52/51/48 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Fuhr" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 1:22 PM Subject: Re: NEWS & Views from the Overnight NEWSwire 09/29/2001 > Murray Charters posting about lack of congressional action for Parkinson > specific funding said in part: > > 09/27/2001 08:41:17 > PASSED BY CONGRESS: 0 of 13 ; SIGNED INTO LAW: 0 of 13 > http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/appover.html > > Oh, I was just a year out... Now I feel much bedda... > > Seriously... Are we going to wait until it's too late to do anything? > > Don't we have goals and principles that we want advanced? > > I know there are military actions, major layoffs in the airline and > tourism industries and aid and rebuilding etc. but we have an > infrastructure that must not be abandoned even in these troubled > times... > > We need some direction... > > Where are the Parkinson's organizations? And, I repeat... > Where is Tommy Thompson? We need to speak to this man! > > * * * > > I'm concerned like Murray about the lack of action by congress for funding > for PD. It feels like one step forward then two back. I fear that private > fund raising may be our best hope if federal monies focus on defense over > health issues. > > Any report from Parkinson's Unity Walk organizers as to how the $$ for the > wwalk are coming in? I'm about ready to send my collected donations. > > Jeanette Fuhr 5l/47/44? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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