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Dear Jerry, Thank you, sincerely, for this list. I have had a very difficult time obtaining any such information locally. I will pass this on to my parents and will make contacts myself. Judith On Fri, 11 Nov 1994 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Several people including Judith Guion and Don Fagin have indicated an > interest in learning all they can about PD so it seemed that it might be > timely to repeat here information on the various Parkinson's Disease > Associations. Each one provides a vast amount of written information on PD, > and will make this available to patients and caregivers free on request. Most > also have regular newletters that periodically offer up to date infomation > and guidance. The literature provided by each group is quite different, and I > suggest you phone or write and ask to be put on their mailing lists. Of > course, they also solicit contributions which are used to fund research and > defray other costs, but these contributions are voluntary. > The associations are listed below. > > The American Parkinson's Disease Association > 60 Bay Street > Staten Island, NY 10301 > (800) 223-2732 > > United Parkinson Foundation > 833 West Washington Boulevard > Chicago, IL 60607 > (312) 733-1893 > > Parkinson's Disease Foundation > 650 West 168th Street > New York, NY 10032-9982 > (800) 457-6676 > > National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. > 1501 N.W. Ninth Avenue > Miami, FL 33136 > (800) 327-4545 > > In addition, many local support groups publish excellent newsletters and most > public libraries have excellent current books including such works as "Living > Well with Parkinson's Disease" by Glenna Atwood, "Parkinson's Disease" by > Lieberman and Williams, and "Parkinson's Disease: the Mystery, the Search and > the Promise" by Sue Dauphin. > > Jerry Gleason ([log in to unmask]) >