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submitted on behalf of my husband trauti boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:58 PM Subject: 9 days to go -- Write a letter to the NIH! > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > > From: Diane Wyshak > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:17 AM > To: idelle ; ray > Subject: Fw: Sunday, May 17, 2009 -- Write a letter to the NIH! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Reed > To: Don Reed > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:55 PM > Subject: Sunday, May 17, 2009 -- Write a letter to the NIH! > > > 1 PAGE, 1 PARAGRAPH, 9 DAYS: to Speak Up for Stem Cells… > > > > Dear Stem Cell Research Supporter: > > > > What if you could shape the guidelines allowing scientists to get > money for stem cell research? You can… if you act now. The next 9 days are > the last of the public comment period for the new stem cell research > funding guidelines. Read this one page, write and send one short > paragraph—maybe tell a friend or two—and do it now. > > > > Click on (http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm) and send a > message to the National Institutes of Health, the folks who make money > decisions for science. The note can be as long as you want it, or as > simple as this sentence: > > > > “I support the position of the California Institute for Regenerative > Medicine (CIRM) to improve the new federal stem cell research funding > guidelines.” > > > > It’s easy enough, that’s for sure—but why should you bother? > > > > The new guidelines (http://stemcells.nih.gov/policy/2009draft.htm) > have problems. If they are not fixed, as many as 90% of the currently > existing stem cell lines—ones scientists are using right now—could become > ineligible for federal funding. One change required is simple, and urgent: > a “grandfather clause” so that stem cell lines developed during the Bush > Administration may not be disqualified on a minor technicality. > > > > Want more information? Three websites: For an expert analysis, read > the 11-page position paper developed by the California stem cell program, > the world’s leader: CIRM Comments on Draft NIH Guidelines for Human Stem > Cell Research 5/15/09 (REPLACING 5/12/09 version). Or, visit the website > of the Coalition for the Advancement for Medical Research > www.camradvocacy.org, or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, > www.jdrf.org, for clear “people talk” explanations. > > > > If you prefer to send a hard-copy letter, send it to: NIH Stem Cell > Guidelines, MSC 7997, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda , Maryland , > 20892-7997 > > > > Or use the comment box: > (http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm). It’s easy, and it > matters. Either way is fine. But do it now, before the May 26th deadline > passes. > > > > It’s time. Haven’t we had enough political delays? We all know > someone who suffers an incurable disease or disability, which stem cell > research might alleviate, or heal. For me, that person is my paralyzed > son, Roman, and also my sister Barbara, who has cancer. > > > > So I ask you. Write your letter. Be among the overworked few who > change the world. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Don C. Reed, www.stemcellbattles.com > > > > > Don C. Reed > Sponsor, Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act > Founder and Co-Chair, Californians for Cures > > Don Reed is also Vice President of Public Policy for Americans for > Cures Foundation; opinions voiced here as an individual may or may not > reflect those of the Foundation. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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