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Welcome home, Nancy! I've missed you---and TY for the ever kind thoughts. I look forward to news of your research/visit. E ----- Original Message ----- From: "nkporter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Deborah Henderson-Setzer > Bravo Edith! > > We PWP speak to one another using words typed on our keyboards. When > Edith types, the words become music. Please add my voice to the chorus. > Nancy K. Porter > > > >Dear Dr. Levesque: > > > >I, too, write on behalf of Deborah Henderson-Setzer even though I have > >discovered that you have, thankfully, agreed to examine her. > > > >With Deborah's appointment set for July 24, you have taken her one step > >closer to HOPE. Please take her another step farther to ACCEPTANCE into > >your respected program. Unseen, but applauding you, will be the thousands > >upon thousands of PDers and PD+ers along with those who haven't as yet > >received a name for what it is they have. Together, they will move one step > >closer to BELIEF, for if one of the group can at least be given the > >opportunity, maybe there will be true "quality of life" futures for those > >who remain! > > > >It was improved "quality of life" that Deborah wrote about when she first > >joined us. She had already had surgery followed by an horrific brain > >infection, and her symptoms were becoming more dire by the day. Not once > >did it occur to her to give up or give in. She easily laughed at herself, > >and from the beginning, put everyone at ease. In addition, Deborah shared > >her experiences in such an upbeat manner that she was able to give > >first-hand information to those who contemplated surgery. Not once did I > >view any negativism even on her worst days. She opened her heart and soul > >to anyone who needed her--always with beauty and laughter at her side; > >always with Robert standing close by. > > > >Until her symptoms worsened, Deborah planned to spend her time working with > >those in the PD family who needed her. She never thought of preserving her > >strength. In fact she never really thought of herself first. I'm not sure > >that she's thinking of herself now! > > > >When you come down to it, Dr. Levesque, Deborah is the sunshine. She sees > >the rainbows where others see clouds. She runs with the wind where others > >seek shelter. She sees the beauty of the fields where others see weeds. We > >need, Deborah, Dr. Levesque. Please take her to ACCEPTANCE, and we'll be > >there, too, for we will be holding her hand! > > > >Most sincerely, > >Edith Love, aka > >E of the headdress > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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