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Joan - It is we, who are honored to be a cyberfriend of yours. We've learned so much from you, and you always have something uplifting to say. Keep it up. We lvoe it. jo Ann On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:45:09 -0500 "Joan E. Snyder" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > i was out of town last weekend so that we could watch our daughter > play > in the state finals for girl's high school golf. i called the local > hospital and got the name of the local head of the pd support group. > having never met me nor heard of me, this man and his wife took the > time > to come by my hotel and to visit with me. it seems that we had > always > known each other. > it is this kind of comraderie that i have found alive and well and > on > this listserv. this is the greatest accomplishment that i can think > of...that accomplishment of promoting information, fair play, > friendship > and the ability to bond with so many and varied others. > when i first found this list, my first contact was with camilla > flintermann. how lucky i was!! she told me all the details and i > joined. > this was 8 or 9 years ago and i had to ask my children to turn on > the > computer for me. i had no idea of what lay ahead of me-my thought at > the > time was: if this is all that parkinson's has to throw at me-this is > gonna be a cakewalk. boy, was i ever in for a rude awakening! now, > i > feel that i am a veteren in the pd wars. i have had two > pallidotomies, > co-edited a book with fellow listmember, held 8 parkinson events and > had > adventures that i would have never believed that i could ever > experience....and it comes back to this list and the friendships > that i > have developed here. > i have yet to meet a pwp that hasn't become a friend and i have had > the > good fortune to meet lots and lots of folks from the parkinson > community > in person. but i can also count among my friends, the people here > who i > have yet to meet: folks like murray, janet,don, jo ann, linda, > edith > and the countless others who have helped me by listening to my rants > , > and by helping me to form a position paper on stem cell research, by > suffering with me when i suffered, laughing with me when i laughed, > crying with me when i cried and who stretched out a hand to hold > when i > was loosing my grip. > donald "flash" mckinley, it made my heart sing to see your post and > it > also made me realize that we couldn't have made a better choice when > we > dedicated our book to you. > to barb, john, alan, dennis, marling, camilla, jerry and all the > countless others who have made such a profound and lasting > impression > upon my soul......i thank you one and all from the bottom of my > heart. > the only way that such a debt may be paid is by offering to newly > diagnosed pwp's, the kindness, support and sense of family that has > always been nurtured here. i hope that in some way, i can give what > has > been given me. > > joan > > -- > Joan E. Blessington Snyder 51/13 > http://www.pwnkle.com/jes/jes_web/index.htm > <[log in to unmask]> > "Hang tough...........no way through it but to do it." > Chris-in-the-Morning (Northern Exposure) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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