At 07:36 PM 11/17/2002 EST, you wrote: >November 18, 2002 >Dear List, here is my attempt. Please fill in the points I have left out. >It can't hurt to try. Ray In a letter to Phill Donahue wouldn't it be better to use a Term kike Parkinon People rather than Parkie. Davelm > > > >Mr. Phil Donahue > >MSNBC-TV > >One MSNBC Plaza > >Secaucus, NJ 07094 > > > >RE: PROGRAM ON NON-CELEBRITY PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE > > > >Please show how Parkinson’s Disease impacts the lives of non-millionaire >young and old Parkies, married Parkies with caregivers and families, and >single Parkies with no caregivers. > > > >Please show how it makes it difficult for able Parkies to work, but destroys >the dreams and careers of the more disabled and at the same time makes >getting disability almost impossible without a lawyer. > > > >Please show how we differ in the progress and severity of the disease, our >reaction to ultimately unsatisfactory medications and brain surgeries and the >experience of having a disease often called “rigor mortis without the benefit >of death”. > > > >Give us hope by raising public awareness of our lose/lose disease. Let us >tell your viewers why a cure is not likely in our lifetimes. > > > >I can give you names of all kinds of us if you want to help us. > > > >Hopefully, > > > >Rayilyn Brown > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Yours and His David L Moreland http://webpages.charter.net/davelm http://webpages.charter.net/davelm/moreland_home.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn