You ARE an inspiration, Don. Someone wrote that no one should have to live with PD for 35 years. How true. But on the other hand, I hope I get a lot more years, even if I have to spend them with Mr.PD. And I hope I do it with the grace under fire you have shown. Carole/Elorac --- Joan Snyder <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > you are friend, father, mentor and inspiration to me. but > it is also > very apparent that nothing we do now, will ever be able > to find that > elusive cure for us. any advances that we make and any > progress that we > achieve cannot be thought of as being helpful to > ourselves because if > they found a "cure" today, it would take at least 10 > years to trickle > down to you or me, think of all the testing and trials > that would cause! > but the reason that i get up each morning and continue > this, at times, > seemingly hopeless banging of my head against a brick > wall is for my two > beautiful children and for future generations. and you > continue to > inspire and to show us how to live our lives everytime i > send out a copy > of our book. so please don't get upset or discouraged and > sit back and > enjoy the love that surrounds you, with Vivian and the > rest of your > family. you have _so_ earned it...with all of my love, j > > ps: many thanks to ray & nancy degrazia for the kind > words about my > writings. and nancy, welcome back to the listserv!! > > -- > Joan Blessington Snyder 54/14 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.pwnkle.com/jes/jes_web/index.htm > “Hang tough……..no way through it but to do it.” > Chris in the Morning Northern Exposure > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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