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This may sound like a mutual admiration society, but Ray and Jean and every single one of you reading this, that make a call or writes a letter to their representative or just gets out of bed and makes the day the best day possible are MY HEROES. As I said in my talk… Working for the Parkinson’s community is what Joe and I do – it’s our passion. We can have P.D. stand for Parkinson’s Disease OR We can have it stand for Passion and Determination! It’s our choice! Passion and Determination have inspired me to do things I would never have otherwise done, improving my quality of life, giving me a sense of growth and accomplishment… and the faith that, in life, there is a reason for everything. None of us really know what life has in store for us. We all have a future. What we make of it is up to us. Although life has no certainly, there is always reason to HOPE. It just that tomorrow hopes that we have learned something from yesterday. Technology has put the potential to cure or control so many diseases within our grasp. Since we are not scientists or politicians, advocacy is the one thing that we can do to give ourselves and future generations hope. As Michael J Fox has said, “The fight against Parkinson’s is winnable -- and you can play a part in the victory.” And Joe and I thank all of you for what you all are doing. Nina "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make of our circumstances." On Nov 6, 2007, at 9:23 PM, jean wrote: > Ray is right on ... The AZ-NPF meeting was terrific - Nina's > keynote speech > was wonderful - moving and full of hope. Plus meeting Nina & Joe > was such a > thrill. > > Joe and Nina Brown and Rayilyn Brown are such terrific advocates. > Lucky me > to be there and see them and talk to them! They are MY heroes!! > > Jean Burns > 480.883.3285 > www.pdplan4life.com > > order holiday cards on www.azapda.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of rayilynlee > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 12:17 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Nina Star of AZNPF Annual Mtg > > On November 3, the Arizona Chapter of the National Parkinson's > Foundation > hosted Milly Kondracke Advocacy Award winners Nina and husband Joe > Brown. > Nina was our keynote speaker and gave a very moving and > inspirational Power > Point presentation on 'Hope", this year's meeting theme. I just wish > everyone on the List could have an opportunity to hear them. It > was such a > joy to finally get to meet this amazing duo in person. We are so > lucky to > have such fantastic people fighting for us. They are my heroes, as > is Jean > Burns, Arizona PAN advocate, who I got to see again. > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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