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Kees asked me to forward the following good news to the list: --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kees Paap <[log in to unmask]> To: Linda J Herman <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:53:53 -0600 Subject: Re: Congratulations! =========================== Dear friends, A few months ago I was bounced from the list, because the messages they sent, were bounced. I did not try to get back because I had other things on my mind. That's why I asked Linda if she would be so kind to mail the fhis message to the list. Kees Paap has 13 years Parkinson's Disease. He became at an age of 52, father of a beautiful daughter. Faye (now 40) and Kees married 4 years ago in Waco texas. This child is a precious gift of God, says the announcement card. And she really is. "She is so beautiful and so sweet", says mother Faye. "I expected an ugly baby". "It is not just me, it is everyone that says that she is beautiful" adds the very proud father. Suzanna Elizabeth was born at 10.36 pm at January 10th, 2002. At her birth she weighed 8 pound and 8 ounces and 20.5 inches long. After 52 hours in the hospital, Faye delivered Suzanna with a C-section. Check out yourself If Suzanna is beautiful at : http://communities.msn.com/ThePaapArmstrongfamily/suzannaelizabeth.msnw Kees is very proud of his daughter. He has written several poems before she was even born and wrote three poems after her birth. If you are interested in the poems, send an e-mail to <[log in to unmask]> and he will send you an e-mail with his poems about his daughter or about PD, or about one of the other subjects whatever you prefer. When Faye goes back to work, Kees will take care of Suzanna. Faye is a surgeon and works many hours a week. Kees's biggest concerns are his "off" periods, which have become worse the last half year. He can hardly walk when he is "off" bad, so that is something to be aware off. Kees thinks about having a stimulator implanted, but this surgery is not without a risk. We will ty to get help by searching for an au-pair. Kees may be forced to adjust his medication. Whatever happens, Kees will stay optimistic and he is not planning to let PD take over his life. Kees is organizing a golf tournament on April 11, 2002, to raise money for funding research. "4 more years to go", Kees says. "We're making progress, 2.5 years ago it was 5" With warm greetings, Kees Paap ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn