Ray, so sorry about Diane. What a loss. The two of you were a great team, and all of us on the list benefitted from your partnership. Thinking of Diane and of you, Kathleen On 25 September 2011 14:46, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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