Hilary - It's been too doggone long since I've seen your signature on the bottom of a message. Come on girl. Write us more. Best to you. Jo Ann On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:56:37 -0500 Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> writes: > alison > > i think this is a brilliant idea, and would like to do all i can to > assist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > hilary > > > Alison Landes wrote: > > >Dear Morton, > >We told many people via word of mouth and/or email to watch the > film on CBS > >last night. It was well done and a moving tribute to Milly, you > and your > >daughters. Milly's spirit, spunk and gentle kindness live on in > the hearts of > >many who knew her, met her briefly and many more now who have come > to know her > >through this movie. > > > >Thank you for sharing your story and driving home the realities of > this > >cruel disease, the symptoms of which are incomprehensible to all > those who are > >spared the experience in their own lives. > > > >A suggestion: If there is talk or plans to reproduce the film on > DVD, > >copies could be sent to each member of Congress and Senate, and > our state > >representatives, as a reminder. To make it more powerful, let's > include a personal > >letter written by someone in the Parkinson's community. Ideally > the person > >would be one of their constituents, who along with the DVD and > letter, would > >send a photo, telling their own personal story. > > > >A press release/story could be sent out informing the general > public of this > >effort, asking for volunteers to write letters and interviewing in > the > >national and local media, newspapers, radio and television, several > >representatives receiving the DVD's and letters, and the People > With Parkinson's and/or > >their CarePartners, writing them. > > > >It would be a way to involve and make real the stories of people in > our > >midst, who are living with and battling the symptoms of > Parkinson's. How many > >people are single, living alone and/or without the means to have > assistance at > >home to help out? For the person with young-onset, this is an > even greater > >challenge that needs to be brought, again and again, to the > attention of our > >representatives. > > > > > >Sincerely, > >Alison Landes > >Founder/ President > >Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. > >1489 W. Palmetto Park Road Suite 442 > >Boca Raton, Florida 33486 > >Tel: 561.620.1970 > >Fax: 561.488.5726 > >E-mail: [log in to unmask] > >Web site: _www.cureparkinsons.org_ (http://www.cureparkinsons.org/) > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn