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----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Putnam" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 5:17 PM Subject: Re: Giger MD medical device > Dear Raj, > > I'm probably breaking protocol by responding directly to you, rather than > to the PARKINSN listserv, but I have difficulty posting to the entire world > and it works much better for me to focus my remarks to an individual. > > I'm writing to say I appreciate your open-mindedness about the Giger MD > medical device -- it just makes sense to me. I work at the Ohio State > University where there is a "Center for Excellence" for PD. My father died > in January of this year from "complications of Parkinson's Disease." I am > in my early 50's, have 2 sisters (with offspring) and 2 grown sons, so I > have a keen interest in watching the progress of PD research. The Giger MD > approach is one of the most promising new things I have heard about. With > that in mind, I forwarded your entire post to the contact person cited on > the websites for the OSU Medical Center Neurology Department, and the > Madden/NPF Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease at the OSU Medical > Center. I have not previously had any contact with those centers, but I > thought this information was worthy of a first direct inquiry. My summary > statement to them: > > >My father's treatment was affiliated with John's Hopkins University, and > >UMBC Medical Center, yet I heard nothing about the GIGER MD approach. I > >look forward to hearing from someone regarding whether this method of > >therapy has been utilized, researched, etc. here at OSU or elsewhere in the > >United States. > > I have taken a breather from the PARKINSN and CARE listservs in the past > several months. I've been trying to catch up with things in my life I > neglected for some time prior to my father's passing. I'm so very grateful > that something led me to read your message today. I will let you know what > response I get from the OSU Medical Center. If you care to pass any of > this along to the listserv, that is fine with me. > > Sincerely, > > Chris Putnam > > >Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 20:59:48 -0300 > >From: Brightline <[log in to unmask]> > > > >Dear All: > > Couple of weeks ago, we all received an uninvited message entitled > >'Parkinsons and its successful treatment" from J-M. Jost, which talked > >about an instrument called GIGER MD. Most of us were really annoyed and > >deleted the message. I was also annoyed, but decided to get further info > >before I rejected it. I am giving below my correspondence with regard to > >this device called GIGER MD. If you go their web site, there is a > >cartoon doing the exercise of their trademark. Since then I included that > >exercise in my daily routine. > > > etc. (lots deleted) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn