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Dear Barbara Many many thanks for all you have done for the Parkinson's community. I am most grateful for the many things I have learnt via this forum, and consider it a world family. This is a great feeling when ones circle of friends and yes, even family, begin distancing themselves due to the ever increasing constraints of PD. I hope you had a lovely celebration. Joy Graham (and Bob, who has just today had his 64 birthday) >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 Bob & Joy Graham Ph & Fax (08) 9430 4730 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn