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The following message was posted on the MGH Brain Talk Parkinson's Forum, by Paula Wittekind, editor of the Grass Roots Connection web site. I thought PIEN members would like to know about this too. If you haven't read the book "Saving Milly" by Morton Kondracke yet -- go directly to your library or book store or Amazon, etc. and get a copy. I think it is a must-read for everyone in the Parkinson's community. (you don't have to wait for the movie version) Linda Herman (co-editor GRC) FROM: MGH BrainTalk Forum: Saving Milly coming to television <<Some of you may know that we have a Tribute to Milly page on GRC.. This tribute just came in, and it's an exciting one for Parkinson's advocacy. We have learned that it is most likely from Jeff Arch - see link below. Here's what he said: "I am the guy who wrote the screen adaptation for 'Saving Milly,' which is scheduled for production this fall, for broadcast in March. This is going to be a huge 'event' movie for CBS and I urge all of you to keep your eyes and ears open for it, and to spread the word. Milly's death did not have to happen, and Parkinson's Disease should be a relic of the past by now. By telling Mort and Milly's love story, we hope to entertain but also inform and energize as much of the population as possible, into taking some kind of action and putting pressure on Congress and the president, to get this research properly funded and to stop letting politics stand in the way of progress, so that the suffering of so many people can finally be ended. Milly should never have died like that, and this tribute page should not exist. -- J.A., Santa Barbara, CA." GRC tributes: http://grassrootsconnection.com/formrshtm.htm Jeff Arch: http://www.planetaryvoices.com/ed_bios.html Milly is still advocating for us - in a very big way.>> paula wittekind http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33668 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn