Oh, I'm a supporter, but more an impatient than a patient; all being patient has ever got me is a lot of waiting (& sometimes ignored). My New Year resolution was to start pushing. Amands Quoting Sean C McMurray <[log in to unmask]>: > I like to try and keep things positive. I suspect this organization is > trying to do this as well. > > Good for them that they have been working for this cause that is so close to > "our hearts" for the past 40 years. Has a cure been found in those 40 years > ... No. But is it not possible that some of the research funding we are > taking advantage of today may in part or in whole be the result if the > promotion, issue awareness and networking of this organization in concert > with other similar groups some perhaps older and others of only recent > establishment. We are closer to a cure now than we have ever been before > this is good and worth dwelling upon and celebrating. > > No cure yet ... THERE WILL BE! Be patient and rather support others with PD > and the organizations that work for us in their various capacities. > > So yes I would celebrate this 40th anniversary of this English PD Society > > Respectfully > > Sean > Peterborough, Ontario, Canada > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] > Sent: January 23, 2010 7:31 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Celebrating what ? failure? > > I just sent the email text below to the English Parkinsons disease society - > > wonder if some people are too comfy with current conditions - > > As one of your members, I'm puzzled and irritated by the frequent references > > in your literature to "celebrating" the 40 th anniversaryof your > organisation. Have you thought that that means celebrating 40 years of > failure to find a cure. I hope no subscription money went on parties. > > amanda > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn