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At noon today, we meet at the Dundern Castle in Hamilton, Ontario, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the PARKINSN list - a celebration postponed from last month because of Barbara Patterson's hospitalization at that time. Present were Barbara, her sister and brother-in-law, her daughter, her son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. Representing the list were Linda and Ed Herman and Dollie and me. Conspicuously absent were Barbara's husband, John, and Judith and Alan Richards, all three of whom had planned to come but called in on the day of the luncheon with serious colds. Feel better soon, guys! Linda presented Barbara with a looseleaf binder which had notes of appreciation from various of the listmembers. If you meant to send a note for Barbara and haven't yet, please send it to Linda at [log in to unmask] Linda will prepare it for adding to he book. Linda also presented Barbara with a "Bracelet of Hope" from Alison Landes and the organization which Alison heads, "Take Charge! Cure Parkinsons, Inc." The Bracelet, which is described on web page http://www.cureparkinsons.org/bracelet.htm, will be a long-term reminder of this day. (Might I suggest it would be a wonderful thought for your holiday giving too?) I spoke briefly, and I commented that the attendance at the luncheon was a tribute to Barbara, as the PARKINSN listmembers are far-flung throughout the world and not limited to her corner of the globe. Various people have been aided in their careers because of their contributions to the list, and so many others have learned from what others have experienced. Alan Bonander, for example, who died in 1996 will be remembered by the older listmembers as the person who used the list to warn so many of us of the toxicity of demerol when administered to a person who takes selegilene (or deprenyl or eldepryl). Even today the list serves to share solutions which we have to various symptoms of our disease. On behalf of all of you, we thanked Barbara for her efforts of founding the list and of keeping it alive and useful for these past ten years. Art ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn