 |
 |
Joan - what a great tribute to those who have gone through this debilitating disease for so long. Don "Flash" has been an inspiration to all of us, even those of us who don't have it, but who love someone who does. Your messages have also been a blessing and we all appreciate you. Best wishes, Jo Ann On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:02:56 -0600 Joan Snyder <[log in to unmask]> writes: > boy, once in a great while,we really do something to be proud of!! > when > we (Dennis Greene, Margaret Tuchman, Carol Walton and i) decided to > dedicate our book, "Voices From The Parking Lot-parkinson's insights > and > perspectives," we sure hit the jackpot by picking the irascible don > mckinley. for those of you who haven't had a chance to see our book, > i'm > going to reprint the dedication page: > > We dedicate this book to those who have already gone before us in > the > struggle against this disease, > > ...especially to Claude Scott whose life and death inspired his > daughter > Jane, and family friend Marc Esser to create their powerful art: > "The Letting Go-A Parkinson's Story" > > which in turn inspired this book > > ...and to Donald F. McKinley, who, along with his wife, Vivian, has > battled Parkinson's for over 30 of his 70 years. With grace and > humor, > they still show us how to live life "from the Parking Lot!" > > Art-thank you for being my conscience and reminding me that no > matter > how busy i think i am, there is always time for old friends. i sent > barb > mallut a card and i am thrilled to have an opportunity to catch up > on my > dear friend "flash" McKinley. hey Don, i miss your posts and your > conversations. my love to you and yours! > > also, i would like to offer the family of Joan Hartman the deepest > of my > sympathies. > she was a splendid woman and a great source of information and > inspiration. too many of us are dying. we need a cure now!! > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.3.0 - Release Date: > 11/13/2004 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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