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The Pope has just arrived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada... and suffers from pd... From the NYT account of his visit comes this gem: .... Although the 82-year-old pope used a cargo lift to get on and off airplanes during his previous foreign trip — and there was one waiting for him here — today he chose to walk down the steep, metal staircase to the tarmac, his right hand clutching the rail as he took each methodical step. His head lolled forward and his face was virtually without expression, a sign that the pope suffers from Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder. But when, with the help of two aides, he reached the bottom, he banged his cane repeatedly against the tarmac in what was apparently a gesture of triumph. He was then wheeled on a moving platform down a red carpet into a hangar, where he met several hundred admirers, including the Canadian prime minister, Jean Chrétien. "The very fact that Your Holiness has made the trip here bears witness to your tenacity and your courage," Mr. Chrétien said. The young Catholics on hand to hear the pope's 10-minute speech, delivered partly in French and partly in English, expressed a similar feeling in less formal language. "Wow," said Genna Davidge, 16, of Peace River, Alberta. Miss Davidge said that as she watched the pope work through his handicaps to speak to them, she could "feel something radiating from him." "It's amazing," she said. [snip] Just wondering if he has ever gone public about his disease and why he doesn't use his public presence to bring greater awareness of it to the world. Is the Vatican secretely researching for treatments for him Joan U on a cloudy and cooler day in southern ontario.. -----Original Message----- From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: Re: survey question to Tom Berdine On 24 Jul 2002 at 10:18, Meg Duggan wrote: > I couldn't get this survey link to work. Is it just me??? I am broadcasting > it to all of my local PSP's and want to be sure I have the right address. > Thanks, Meg > Hi Meg, Here is the link again... http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=63879116399 Hmmmm... Marketing Survey: Parkinson's Disease This survey is for persons with Parkinson's Disease who use dopamine agonists. (Hey Tom, does this mean they don't want input unless you're currently taking an agonist??) "The survey is sponsored by a marketing company that is advising a manufacturer." "We appreciate your participation and the willingness of the Parkinson's organization that is posting this invitation to participate on their web site." manufacturer?? Parkinson's organization?? Tom, it would be nice to know who these guys are and what they are doin' with the info before we give 'em 15 minutes of our time... cheers ............... murray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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