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THANK YOU. Barbara & JOHN!!! for the past 6 years that I have been a part of PIEN, has been informative. comforting, interesting and just plain fun. It often gives me something to look forward to. I have been up (when I couldn't sleep) many a time at 3:00 A.M. reading the latest postings and some that come and go (Murray Charters, for instance) I miss terribly-such good contributations! Would like to hear more often from Don McKinley, a PD hero to all of us and I miss the rather controversial Neuro surgeon (forgot his name). Its a great family to belong to. Diane in Michigan -----Original Message----- >From: Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Jan 2, 2006 11:14 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Happy New Year > >> Happy New Year from snow-covered Southern Ontario. I hope you all had >> a pleasant holiday time. >> >> It is now over 12 years since the Parkinsn Information Exchange >> Network (PIEN) began. The University of Toronto has generously housed >> our group all this time. Thousands of messages have passed among >> us....information, opinions, support, humour and calls to action. >> >> Several years ago now, John Cottingham volunteered to help me with the >> day-to-day management of PIEN and he has been our guardian angel ever >> since. Thank you, John. This past spring, John and I shared as >> recipients of the Alan Bonandar Humanitarian Award from the Parkinson >> Alliance. We met in New York City in April of this year to attend the >> presentation of the award in Central Park. This was the second time >> John and I had met in person. What an amazing thing the internet is. >> John and I have chatted, co-written documents, made decisions and >> managed a lively discussion list together for several years but only >> met in person in the spring of 2004. >> >> I would also like to thank those members who keep PIEN active and >> interesting and informative. What would we do without them!! Also, >> what would we do without those members (St. Joan for example) who >> inspire us to take a more active stance in the fight against >> Parkinson's and the fight for the right to search for a cure or >> treatment even if an area of research is not currently ?politically >> correct'. >> >> Welcome to all our new members. I hope your involvement with PIEN is >> helpful. Welcome, also, to those researchers who are using PIEN for >> some of your data.... but, please let us know when you are doing this >> and what the purpose is...as a matter of courtesy. We are all aware, I >> am sure, that what we post on PIEN is not private, no matter how >> personal it may be. >> >> May the new year be better for us all. >> >> >> Barb Patterson >> List Co-Owner >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn LIVING IN GOD'S BEAUTIFUL NORTHERN MICHIGAN ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn