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Cool, Carole. Thanks. Carole (aka, Elorac2) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: Resources RE: PD Info / Toolbar/ Book > Hi-I came across what I think is a fascinating resource > when I was searching for the latest PD info today. It is a > toolbar you can download-if you use Internet Explorer or > Mozilla as your web browser. It is a combined effort of the > National Center for Biotechnology Information, the National > Library of Medicine, and the National Institute of Health. > You can download it at: > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/toolbar/#download > You just type in Parkinson's and you can go surf all kinds > of resources. Some of it is medical gobbledygook, the kind > of stuff you read and say,huh? But most of it is pretty > darned interesting. You can also sign up for updates. > The other resource is a children's book which contains one > of the simplest, but most complete explanations of the > diverse ramifications of PD and its effect on the different > body parts of the human body I have read. I came across it > at the The Institute of Neurodegenerative Disorders, where > I have spent some time in the past few months as a guinea > pig (in clinical trials.) I have encouraged my > granddaughter (age 7), as well as my children (in their > 30's) and my husband who still thinks (bless his heart) > that one day I will wake up feeling better to read it. It > was written by Muhammad Ali's daughter, Rasheda Ali, for > her own children and is called,"I'll Hold Your Hand So you > Won't Fall: A Child's Guide to Parkinson's Disease." > Carole Hercun > > --- rickmcgirr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Very nice. Anyone know of any 'artists-with PD' affairs >> going on in the >> northeastern US or Ontario/Quebec? >> >> Rick >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:36 AM >> Subject: Awards - Creative and with Parkinson's? >> >> >> > Awards - Creative and with Parkinson's? >> > >> > The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) is encouraging >> all people with >> > Parkinson's to pull out their paintbrushes, take photos >> or get poetic, as >> > the >> > annual Mervyn Peake awards enter their fifth year. >> > >> > With three categories to enter - art, poetry and >> photography - everything >> > is >> > welcome from sketches to watercolours, limericks to >> odes, and intriguing >> > holiday photos to professional portraits. >> > >> > This year, the awards will be extra special, as, for >> the first time, >> > unusual >> > or exceptional work will be showcased in a PDS >> calendar. In addition, a >> > gallery of selected entries will be on show at a gala >> reception on Friday >> > 7th >> > July 2006. >> > >> > The event is held in memory of the late artist and >> writer Mervyn Peake, >> > whose >> > works included Gormenghast and the Alice in Wonderland >> illustrations, and >> > who >> > developed Parkinson's in later life. Mervyn Peake's >> family launched the >> > awards in 2002 to celebrate the creative achievements >> of people living >> > with >> > Parkinson's. >> > >> > Participants will have until Monday 3rd April to submit >> their work. More >> > details are available from the Events Team. >> > Tel: 020 7963 9312 >> > Email: [log in to unmask] >> > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn