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http://www.geocities.com/doncyberdadmckinley/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Barglow" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:15 AM Subject: Re: WHY I AM GLAD I GOT PD > Dear Don and Vivian, > NO I KNEW OF IT JUDITH RICHAARS HAD IT A OLD PIEN MEMBER BUT NEVER MET 1 IN PERSON TILL NOW. SHE CAN NOT TALK OR EAT SO I AMNOT SURE HOW I WOULD REACK SO AM GOING TO WAIT A SPELL HER HUSBAND BEEN FRIEND FOR 40 YEARS SO AS NOT TO MUCH GRIEF ON THE FAMILY FOR A SPELL DON & VIVIAN > Was it only recently that you learned how serious the Lou Gehrig's disease was? I am appalled by the finality with which these medical decisions > are made. You might share with us more about how the two of you are experiencing all of this. > > I lost a loved one years ago. I was utterly wiped out by the grief. I remember at the time that a young man, who was very consoling, mentioned > to me and everyone else that we should do our best to see that others do not suffer the same fate in the future. And now I am trying to > communicate to everyone in this dicussion group the same thing. > > We don't know how long it will take for the scientific discovery of a cure for Parkinson's. But it will happen, and even if it occurs too late > for many of those who are currently ill, we want people in the future not to be afflicted with PD. (Which is not to deny that having PD can lead > to deep insights and wisdom, including, as you say, thankfulness that we are alive.) And stem cell research may find a cure for Lou Gehrig's > disease also. > > So even though you are going through so much, Don and Vivian, I ask that you (and everyone else in this discussion group) help us advocate > research that may find a cure. I don't mean this in an unthoughtful way -- one of the redeeming features of our illnesses is that we know > something about what being sick and dying is like, and we can testify to the urgency of the need for support, including research to make more > bearable or cure illnesses like Parkinson's > > To help us put a human face on the need for research, please visit the websites: www.stemcellaction.org > or www.sabr.us/portraits-nav.htm > These websites explain how you can email us a description and photograph so that we can post your "portrait" on the Internet. You can also > contact me directly if you wish, by sending me an email message. > > Best wishes, and please keep contributing to this discussion group. > > Raymond Barglow, Ph.D. > > **************************************************** > "Donald F. McKinley" wrote: > > > I HAVE A GIRL FRIEND OF 60 YEARS OF MORE SHE HAS LOU GERICK SICKNESS SHE SAW 4 NERO'S THEY GIVE HER 3 TO 4 MONTHS TO LIVE. SO I AM LUCKY. > > I.Y.Q. DON & VIVIAN=LOVE > > > > http://www.geocities.com/doncyberdadmckinley/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn