THANKS so much, Nina! You and Joe are a model for PD advocates! This is good information to use. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:31 AM Subject: FELLOW TEXANS-LET'S ENSURE A CURE! > If you live in Texas, we need your help. I am a co-coordinator for PAN for > the state of Texas and vice-president and newsletter editor for the Houston > Area Parkinson Society (HAPS). I have had PD for 18 years and am a > founding board member of Texans for the Advancement of Medical Research > (TAMR) which developed out of a successful grassroots effort to stop > legislation that would have outlawed regenerative medicine in Texas. > > Did ya'll know that 20,000 people are dying every week who might have been > saved with regenerative medicine? Approximately 2800 men, women and > children died dramatically on 9-11. The reality is.a similar number of > people are dying EVERY day accompanied by the prolonged pain and suffering > of disease. The anguish to their families is just as great as 9-11 was to > our country. 9-11 was truly a tragic disaster that neither you nor I could > prevent, but we're living daily with a disaster that we can prevent! > > Our loved ones suffering from numerous diseases, number in the hundreds of > thousands in Texas. We are counting on our legislators to be our advocates > for life by supporting legislation for regenerative medicine -focusing on > stem cell research. > > Your help is needed in this effort to educate your state representative or > state senator. Some basic information about TAMR follows. Please email me > indicating your interest in helping find a cure. I have additional > information that I can send you on what you can do to help secure a cure. > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > TAMR's Mission: Texans for Advancement of Medical Research (TAMR) is an > organization of scientists, physicians, ethicists, leading health groups, > and individuals who support biomedical research in regenerative medicine for > the express purpose of curing diseases and alleviating suffering. > > * TAMR's Objective: To preserve biomedical research in regenerative > medicine in the State of Texas by: > > * Raising public awareness and understanding of biomedical > research benefits > > * Educating elected officials representing the State of Texas > > * Advocating on behalf of the collective stakeholders > > * TAMR's Stakeholders: > > * Hundreds of thousands of Texans suffering from incurable, > degenerative diseases and conditions, including diabetes (both juvenile, > type 1, and adult onset, type 2), Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, > heart disease, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amyotrophic > lateral sclerosis (ALS - Lou Gehrig's disease), blindness, multiple > sclerosis, sickle cell anemia, strokes, muscular dystrophies, and others. > > * Families that are impacted emotionally, physically, and > economically by these incurable diseases. > > * Biomedical research scientists from university research centers > and other research organizations who seek treatments and cures for > incurable, degenerative diseases and conditions. > > * Biotech companies that take basic research from > bench-to-bedside. > > * Physicians and pharmaceutical companies whose goals are to > provide patients with cutting edge treatments for the best possible > outcomes. > > * Taxpayers in the State of Texas, who bear the economic burden > of medical costs, lost productivity, and disability support for those who > are affected and impaired by degenerative incurable diseases and conditions. > > * Health advocacy groups whose volunteers and staff work > tirelessly with the expectation that research in regenerative medicine will > provide cures to end their constituents suffering. > > * Elected officials who are confronted with tough decisions while > balancing the health and welfare of Texans against budgetary constraints. > > Nina > > "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape > > our lives by what we make of our circumstances." > > Sir John Wheeler Bennett, a British historian > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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