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From: "Edith Love" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: TBG: THE TEDDY BEAR GANG BEGAN IN 2002


> > The TEDDY BEAR GANG consists of an anonymous group of Parkinson,
Parkinson
> Plus, undiagnosed patients who sit under the PARKINSON umbrella and
> Caregivers.  They come from all walks of life, and some of them live on
very
> limited incomes.  They met on the Internet where strong friendships
> developed.
>
> When one of their number became seriously ill, to cheer her, they sent the
> first Teddy Bear.  This was followed by a second Teddy Bear that was sent
to
> her contact-the member of the group who lived close enough to visit the
> patient and her husband who were miles from home. The two gifts were an
> overwhelming success!
>
>  Armed with such a wonderful response from the first two Teddy Bear
> recipients, and aware that no one was actively doing anything to improve
> Patients' and their Caregivers' Quality of Life, the group became the
TEDDY
> BEAR GANG. This occurred when members decided to pool their money in an
> attempt, even in a small way, to give Parkinson etc., Patients and their
> Caregivers something to hold onto; something soft enough to hug and to
love;
> something soft enough on which to put one's head.  It means being able to
> place a smile where there might have been a tear.  A Teddy Bear does that!
> Almost all of the members of the TEDDY BEAR GANG have been hit with this
> odious degenerative neuromuscular disease which attempts to destroy lives
by
> stripping its victims of dignity and self esteem.  The TEDDY BEAR GANG
> fights this insidious "destroyer" with laughter, smiles and with love in
the
> form of a Teddy Bear.  These, along with an extended hand of friendship
are
> sent with the sincerest caring.
>
> .E for the TBG
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