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----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Parkinson's Information Exchange Network" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:08 AM Subject: Re: Why? Mary Ann > Because when my grandfather died in 1968 of PD complications there was > really no treatment at all. No internet to share experiences. Once when > he fell, he and my grandmother spent the night on the floor til a > son-in-law came and helped out. Papa had turned to stone. > > He and my grandmother didn't have to deal with the politics of stem cell > research, just PD. I don't know where he would have been on this issue. > He was the quintessential rugged individualist patriotic Republican who > had a flag draped casket. > > He loved to argue and he used to make me so angry because it often turned > out he was right. However, I suspected that he often took the opposite > side of what he believed just for the sake of argument. My Dad, who had a > great sense of humor, won his arguments with laughter. I have come to > realize I am my grandfather's granddaughter. This was apparent when I > taught argument in my Advanced Placement History classes. Knowing all > sides of an issue enabled my students to pass the difficult college level > AP exams. > > We not only face the daily challenges of PD, but difficult decisions about > the politics of stem cell research. Although what we do may not affect > us, it will impact future generations. > > When someone whose son is a paraplegic tells me "you've made my day" or a > list member says, "if you don't rattle our cage who will" I feel I still > have some purpose in life. And if I can ever get inspiration for a > writing plan, I'll need all sides and don't want to guess at what you or > others think. > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 7:01 AM > Subject: Re: Carole/Issues that impact our lives > > >> Ray, I thought a web site was being developed specifically for these >> discussions. What happened? And why do you persist in pushing this >> argument when it is clearly disturbing to a certain population on this >> list? >> --------------- >> God bless >> Mary Ann (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) >>> Hi Carole, this is why I'm pushing for a discussion. My high school >>> students used to do it, why can't we? >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: >> 2/17/2006 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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