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While my nephew's wife was pregnant with her second son, she experienced difficulties and was confined to bedrest. She put some bible quote in an email, something like, 'I know, o lord, that in thy wisdom thou hast afflicted me...' And I thought 'What?!' That makes no sense. Why would the lord want to punish you, especially when you, as a believer, want nothing but to bring another soul into the world for the lord? With all the criminals that get off scott free, I'd say the lord has some catching up to do in the 7-generation-curse department. Natural selection is enough to explain pain, and bad luck enough for suffering. You deserve better. Let's rejoice that the Pope was able to express his wishes regarding the manner of his death and to choose the manner of treatment, or refuse same. He died with his dignity intact. Living will is the way to go. Enjoy! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Thome" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Goodbye and hello? > Barbara, > > I agree with everything you said about The Pope. > > I heard a news report on TV which said that The Pope believed that the human > experience calls for suffering. > > One could easily postulate that that is true or else God would have created > us to not be vulnerable to horrific diseases, among them Parkinson's. > > Joe Thome > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara Patterson > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:19 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Goodbye and hello? > > Just wanted to express my sorrow in the loss of Pope John Paul II. We > have lost a great and a good man who also showed the whole world the > ravages of Parkinson's. I know many don't agree with some of his > opinions (I disagreed with some of them, myself), but I admired him for > his courage and honesty and love for people and for his dedication to > freedom. Hopefully, the pictures of his suffering with Parkinson's, > will inspire people to help find a way to put an end to Parkinson's . > Saying good bye to him brings much sadness but we were fortunate to have > had him for as long as we did. > > On April 16, I hope to have the opportunity to say hello to many of you > at the Unity Walk in New York City. Both John Cottingham and I will be > there and look forward to seeing you. Let us know if you plan to be > there and we'll plan to get together. > > Barbara Patterson > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > 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