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Good Morning All, I have a cold and took some Ny-Quill cold preparation that acted adversely on my Parkinson's and left me particularly uncomfortable and sleepless overnight. I couldn't sleep, so I was surfing the WWWeb and reading my e-mail and I read this story of a young lady with MSA who's getting a DBS for Christmas. cheers ...... murray Member Receives Pacemaker PLWP,inc. Living With Parkinson’s Disease P.O. Box 25310, N.Y. 14625-0310716-671-0649 865-932-7624 [log in to unmask] http://www.plwp.org Press Release: Deborah Setzer: 704) 588-9797 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2001 North Carolina woman to receive brain pacemaker and raise awareness for parkinson’s disease awareness, N.C.--December 10, 2001— Local woman fighting for her life and the lives of others. Setzer, Financial Consultant for and active member of an online Parkinson's non-profit organization PLWP, Inc., People Living With Parkinson’s, is living a life of quiet deterioration and remarkable courage. Deborah is 39 and lives with the terrible knowledge that her disease is killing her rapidly, much more quickly than regular Parkinson's. You see, she has M.S.A. (Multiple System Atrophy). Rather than sit around and feel sorry for herself, this human dynamo has sought out the talents of Dr. Stephen B. Tatter of Wake-Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. /Fellowship: Neurosurgery Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School MD/PhD Degrees: Cornell University Medical College/The Rockefeller University Undergraduate: The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Together these brave people, along with Deborah's caregiver and supportive husband, Robert Setzer,Sr. and her family, have decided to face this disease head-on (so to speak!!). On December 21st of this month, Deb will undergo a type of experimental brain surgery-a DBS (Deep Brain Stimulator) for MSA. Deb will be raising money for PLWP, Inc. which has an on-line support group at "http://www.plwp.org" and who’s primary mission it is to maintain quality of life both for the person diagnosed and they’re family and friends. After the risk of infection is over, she will be accepting donations to autograph her bald head. She is also donating her hair to the Children’s Cancer society, giving some little girl a brighter outlook on life. Deborah Setzer at (704-588-9797)or one of the two Co-Founders of PLWP: Nancy Abraham (716) 671-0649 or Brenda Tucker at (865) 932-7624. * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn