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The Parkinson's Disease Foundation sponsors a brain bank at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. If you would like to receive an information pack, Carol Brown Moskowitz who coordinates the brain bank would be delighted to send you further details. She can be reached by calling 212-305-5779 or by email at [log in to unmask] Best wishes Lucy Sargent Parkinson's Disease Foundation ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Kaspari <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: Organ Donation for Parkinson Research > Does anyone have information as to the best procedure for donating the brain > at death for Parkinson's research? Shirley mentioned this to be her desire > shortly after she was diagnosed with PD. The donation is not mentioned in her > will. She now has serious dementia. I, as her Significant Other and Legal > Guardian, am in the process of getting her funeral prearrangement set up with the > mortuary and I believe I can have her wishes for brain donation for > Parkinson's research mentioned in these prearrangement's. I need to know the proper > way to do this as well as the address or whatever I may need for pre-acceptance > of the donation if possible. I believe the mortuary will be able to help me > but I would like to make certain that everything is done correctly. Shirley > was an RN and she was very certain that she wanted to help PD research. Her > mother also had PD. Shirley is in a nursing home. > > Any help from anyone will be greatly appreciated. > > Don Kaspari, Lincoln, Nebraska > Shirley, 67/8 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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