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hi joan, and everybody else I'm still here and chomping at the bit! I am just not as prolific as I used to be. I suppose that is a good sign - things are not going so badly any more- in fact they are going quite well - if only it weren't for this darned PD thing!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a wonderful significant other - in fact we celebrated our 4th anniversary this past weekend. My three kids are growing up and turning out well - all three are in college. My son yesterday(!) was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the "Broadside", the student newspaper at George Mason University, where he is a senior. And my baby, Jessica, who had so many problems, made the Dean's List in her first semester at college! And Jane Amy is busy with her sorority. And I haven't forgotten about Parkinson's - after thirty years you might get used to it, but you don't forget it! Last month, I went to my seventh, or was it my eighth, Pan Forum, where I had the signal honour of meeting the venerable Murray Charters! I also met up with some old friends such as Linda Herman, and Peggy Willocks and Gerry Haines, and Bill Bell and so many others. And a quiet reflection and perhaps a tear for those who didn't make it back again - either because they were too sick or because they are no longer with us. And I have been busy on the local front. I am still running a support group for YOPDs, and I go to exercise class twice a week. I write a regular column, in which I profile different members of our group, for our local PD newsletter, and occasional other articles, and i'm on umpteen committees. And the newest news is that i am running for one of two open seats on the board of our local chapter - the Parkinson's Foundation of the National Capital Area. And I lurk. I read the list almost daily - I guess i just don't have that much to say anymore...... hilary blue Joan E Snyder wrote: > knowing of all of the parties mentioned in your post and thinking about > the past great ones.......would it be ok if i mentioned a few others?? > like jerry finch, dennis greene, barb mallut, camilla flinterman, > marling mcreynolds, george lussier and hilary blue....and who could ever > forget our dear friend flash-don mckinley with the love of his life , > the tales of his dog and his IYQ signature?? > live in the present yet don't forget the past. joan > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn