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I wanted to add my thanks to John and Barbara for all their work and effort over the years in Creating and maintaining the Parkinsn list. *Back in 1993, * It can be considered the first social media for PWP.. There are many otheeri On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Bob Allison <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > thanks to all who made this possible...a lot of help passed thru these > posts! > Bless all of you! > Linda Herman Would you mind giving me your email? I found you to be > knowledgeable, balanced and well spoken. > Thanks, Bob > ---- Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear John, > > > > I'm so grateful to you, Barbara, and all who made the effort over the > years > > to keep the website and the listserv going. You can't overestimate how > > important this group has been in the lives of so many. Even at times when > > the posts have been few and the content reduced, it's always > > been meaningful and reassuring to me to see familiar Parkinsn names pop > up > > in my email box, or meet someone new to the list. > > > > Yes, there are other forums. But they can't replace this one. > > > > Heartfelt thanks, > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, John Cottingham <[log in to unmask] > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello Friends and fellow travelers, for PIENO (Parkinsn Website) we > have > > > reached a fork in the road. > > > > > > With a heavy heart, the website will cease to exist December 31st. The > > > email list will live on but after consulting with Barbara Patterson and > > > some other dear friends we decided to make this decision since the > > > landscape has changed dramatically in technology and others have the > > > resources to provide advanced and current information. > > > > > > My time doing the technical stuff to keep it running smooth was taking > > > away from my other endeavors. Since the beginning about 14 years ago we > > > have had no sponsors, just dedicated folks like you to post > interesting and > > > current information. > > > > > > The copyright lawyers looked at our archives and went over them with a > > > fine toothed comb to find violations. For those perceived violations > they > > > threatened to take my Social Security for something, someone else > posted. > > > > > > As a result, Parkinsn the past several years has just been links posted > > > about everything and no participation saying in your opinion how the > link > > > was relevant to us. Barbara and I truly believed in giving and > nurturing > > > those who needed help and those generous souls who have contributed > that > > > heartfelt help. Posting links and Me To replies somehow doesn't meet > the > > > helping others hurting with our common conditions. Parkinsn is a > discussion > > > list....even if you disagree. > > > > > > Please get acquainted to the links in the headers of your Parkinsn > email > > > for ways to interact with the listserv. The archives will be on the > > > listserv where they have always been but will just not exist on the > PIENO > > > website after December 31st. > > > > > > We have been thrilled with the breakthroughs in research, marching and > > > writing and calling and decades have passed and we still have the same > > > degenerative condition. We have become weary in well doing. > > > > > > In the New Year where ever you go to get neurological information, > support > > > them and participate. > > > > > > Thank You All > > > > > > John Cottingham > > > co-owner Parkinsn > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > > [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> > > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn