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My website is finally up! And again, I not asking anybody to buy anything. Just want to show you my work. Carole, AKA Carolelorac www.frankensteingraphicdesign.com --- rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Carole, I couldn't access the pages in the Index, > consequently only saw the > impressive intro. > Thanks for the info - I will use October Mourning for > my review. It will > be awhile because we already have some books reviewed > and lined up like > Yvonne Perry's Right to Recover. Books are something we > can do ahead of > time so Rachel, the editor, is not so pressured as she > has many duties > besides the newsletter. > Nina Brown is going to be our keynote speaker on the > theme "Hope" at our > annual meeting Nov 3rd. Your testimony confirms our > attitude that we must > somehow make the best of very bad situations. I can see > that you are an > incredibly talented lady - kind of reminds me of what our > leader of our > anti-war demonstrations said to me - "I know it doesn't > make up for having > PD, but you are a really good writer"! She hesitated > saying it, so she did > understand that as Nina asserts, our circumstances are > not so much our > choice, but what we do with them. Still hard and > unfair, but .....grateful > for friends along the way. > Hope I can see those pictures. > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: APDA creativity site > > > > Thank you, Ray. I would have to say that in my case, > the > > old cliche that when God closes a window He/She opens a > > door would be true. Although these last five years have > > been the hardest of my life, the impact of a disease > that > > shattered my everyday existence has also led to some > > accomplishments, however bittersweet. And I am > certainly > > not alone. I see this over and over again when I attend > PWP > > events. > > Re: October Mourning, my first Kendall book about the > > mystery-solving psych nurse with PD, it is still > floating > > around, available on internet sites like Barnes&Noble > and > > Amazon, and I would be honored if you included it in > your > > newsletter. I used my "pen" name, Loren Chaucer, which > is > > an anagram for-who else?-Carole Hercun. I did write a > > second Kendall book ,a sequel, which > > still sits in my desk drawer. No publisher. As does the > > prequel I am working on. > > The photography you mentioned led to a interest in > digital > > art, which I started to experiment with a few years > ago. > > Many of my prints are showcased on the website I have > > struggled to develop for what seemed like forever, and > > coincidentally should be online in a matter of days. I > > hesitate to mention www.frankensteingraphicdesign.com > as it > > is a commercial site,but as the Frankie behind FGD, I > would > > like you to visit and just look at the pictures. They > > represent my triumphs over a direction for what is > left of > > my life I never would have chosen, but now pursue. > > Take good care, > > Carole Hercun > > (Carolelorac to my Sparkler cyberpals) > > > > --- rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> And well you should be proud, Carole. If you go to > the > >> site you will see > >> examples of Carole's poetry and photography, but you > may > >> not know she is > >> also a very gifted author..OCTOBER MOURNING...a > >> mysterious work of art also > >> has great poetry. I understand there are a series of > >> these books about St. > >> Fillan's. > >> http://www.pdf.org) and go to > >> >> > their creativity site and see some of the > beautiful > >> >> work of our fellow > >> >> > pwp. > >> > >> Carole maybe you could give me more info on this. I > >> have managed to > >> introduce a book club section in our newsletter and > I'd > >> like to include your > >> work(s). Do the other books have anything to do with > >> PD? I've restricted > >> our selections to PD-related and SCR. > >> > >> I can't help but be uplifted and jazzed by the > >> accomplishments of our > >> wonderful PD family. Such triumphs, like Carole's, > in > >> spite of great > >> personal tragedy and disease should be shared just so > we > >> what is possible. > >> Ray > >> > >> Rayilyn Brown > >> Board Member AZNPF > >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > >> [log in to unmask] > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:21 AM > >> Subject: Re: APDA creativity site > >> > >> > >> > I'm proud to say that you can find me there, too. > I've > >> seen > >> > much of the art,poetry, sculpture, etc. of my fellow > >> PWP's > >> > in person, and they are AMAZING. > >> > Carole Hercun, Connecticut, AKA Carolelorac > >> > > >> > --- rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> thanks Kay for the great site. I found Jean Burns, > a > >> PWP > >> >> artist here in AZ > >> >> whose Season's Greetings cards she did with another > >> >> artist I used this year. > >> >> She still has use of her right hand and spoke of > art > >> as > >> >> a way of > >> >> transcending PD. My last painting job (not a > picture) > >> >> was an > >> >> impressionistic Monet-like-flowered bird house... I > >> don't > >> >> see how they do > >> >> it. Some great poetry and bios too....you can > spend > >> lots > >> >> of time here. > >> >> Ray > >> >> > >> >> Rayilyn Brown > >> >> Board Member AZNPF > >> >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > >> >> [log in to unmask] > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Kay Mixson Jenkins" <[log in to unmask]> > >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:07 AM > >> >> Subject: Re: Making music with what you've got left > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Ray > >> >> > > >> >> > We all should stop for one minute and think about > a > >> >> story, a fairy tale, > >> >> > a > >> >> > quote that made us stronger, wiser or just gave > us a > >> >> little swift kick to > >> >> > try > >> >> > and make a difference in our lives or someone > else. > >> >> > > >> >> > This is a nasty hateful disease that we have, I > know > >> >> what is going to > >> >> > happen > >> >> > to me and I am scared of the future, but I have > not > >> >> stop believing or > >> >> > hoping. Please keep sharing all that you do with > us. > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn