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Ray, this says how Sue and I feel and all I can do is say "me too". Keep up the good fight, you are still our hero! John and Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:22 AM Subject: Re: My buddy Diane is gone > Ray, > > I have not posted regularly in quite some time. But I and everyone on the > listserv have benefitted from Diane's and your digging for news and > sharing it with us. For years, we have come to depend on the lifeline you > and Diane provided. Losing Diane leaves not only a gap in the info we > receive but also a hole in the heart. > > As you wish for peace for Diane's family, I'm sure all on the listserve do > the same for you, and we sympathize. I hope you continue to persevere, > through this loss, and through the continuous burden of PD. > > Rick McGirr > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rayilyn Brown > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 2:47 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: My buddy Diane is gone > > Dear List Members > > You may have noticed that I have not posted as much as I used to. That > is because I am worse and my partner and buddy, DIANE WYSHAK, died August > 30th. Diane suffered from both PD and cancer and according to her > husband, Mike, it was the cancer that was the cause of death. > > About seven years ago Diane asked me to post her PD info on the PIEN List > because I was fearless and outspoken. But she was the wind beneath my > wings, the unseen presence who kept things moving. I am 75, don’t know > how old she was, but she was a lot younger than me and did not deserve > these illnesses and leaving us so soon. > > Throughout her pain and suffering she was a champion always for stem cell > research and her passing is a great sorrow to me and a monumental loss to > the PD and cancer communities. I had cancer too, but not at the same > time as PD, so I can’t imagine what she went through. > > May peace, love, and light surround Mike and Diane’s family. > > Diane, I love and miss you and think of you every time I post to PIEN > Ray > Rayilyn Brown > Past Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn