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Dear Ray, "Is it safe?" Here's hoping that you don't have Dr. Mengele for a dentist. Good luck with your procedure. And let's hope that that lovely gadfly brain of yours doesn't get zapped. We need your passionate intelligence. David >From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: ILLINOIS SUPPORTs ESCRBev >Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:07:10 -0700 > >Bev > >This is what I have been saying. Jehovah's Witnesses don't prevent me from >getting a blood transfusion and Christian Scientists don't keep me from >seeing a doctor. But because of Bush and his "religious right" base we >must >struggle and fight them as well as PD. They are crafty, well-organized and >dedicated to stalling research. A few actually suffer from disease and >disability and they have managed to make the "choice" for all of us. Prop >71 passed in CA over 2 years ago. We are now fighting state by state, >winning some, losing others while research goes on elsewhere. This is >good, >but not everyone is physically and financially able to travel abroad for >help. >It is difficult to express how outraged I am that we are even discussing >this. It is especially bad for me today as I am suffering from 2 raging >toothaches while worrying about the effect the dentist's drill may have on >my neurotransmitter implants or whether the teeth can just be extracted. >If >my brain does not get "fried" today I will continue to fight as long as I >can. >In my opinion more people need to get on a soap box, not less, Ray >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Beverly Bashe" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:41 AM >Subject: Re: ILLINOIS JOINS STATES SUPPORTING ESCR > > >>I don't know about you, but I'm getting so sick of these moralizing people >>trying to tell me (and mine) what I can or cannot do as long as I'm not >>harming another person. Who are they to say whether or not my husband can >>have a chance at life? Or, heaven forbid, my children---in case that PD >>is >>a hereditary disease. I don't believe that a religious leader or some >>holier-than-thou group has the right to inhibit research that can repair a >>life. If stem cell research can hold the cure for many neurological >>diseases, then go for it...especially if the stem cells are not killing >>another human (read "fetus"). If these stem cells are to be put in the >>garbage, or if they're manufactured another way, I cannot conceive of a >>greater waste than for them not to be used to better humankind. >> >>I understand that lots of people have negative opinions about the use of >>the >>above.... To them, I say, "Then don't use the meds that develop from >>these >>experiments if you or yours should become ill...and these meds are >>recommended to you on the chance they might cure you." In the meantime, >>don't interfere with the millions of people who stand to gain from this >>research. It's truly NOT YOUR BUSINESS. >> >>OK...I'll get off my soap box now. >> >>Bev >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:31 PM >>Subject: ILLINOIS JOINS STATES SUPPORTING ESCR >> >> >>>Illinois became the first Midwestern state to use taxpayer dollars for >>>stem >>>cell research Monday when Gov. Rod Blagojevich awarded $10 million in >>>grants >>>to a group of Chicago scientists. Their work will include embryonic stem >>>cell research. >>> >>>A few other states, including California, Connecticut and New Jersey, >>>have >>>spent taxpayer dollars on the research since President George W. Bush in >>>2001 forbade the use of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. >>>Supporters say the science could produce near-miraculous cures for the >>>worst >>>diseases, but opponents respond that it is morally wrong to try to derive >>>medical treatments from some human cells. >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>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