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Alan - having worked directly with Dr. Lieberman and talked face to face with Frank Williams on several occasions and eventually being "relieved of my responsibilities" because of my support of fetal cell transplantation, I find both a disappointment and capable of anything involving greed - since both are now with NPF should my distrust be with these two or APDA for not monitoring their accounts better and/or trusting their personnel too much??? - their facilities in NY were no more than moderate and staffing minimal. I found Dr. Maestrone (a veternarian by profession) cold. John Pellirella (SP) was helpful but young and now (I have heard) gone. I met Joel (political advocate) while in Washington, D.C. and was unimpressed, especially since there was no $$ support for Joan Samuelson, PAN founder and herself a young Parkinsonian. APDA continues to overwork their IRC coordinators, yes - but that isn't surprising. These offices are important and effective when supported by volunteers. Dr. Lieberman is well into research, including consulting 40+ fetal cell recipients in CA while maintaining a movement disorders clinic at St. Joseph's Medical Center (Catholic facility opposed to such a procedure) - shouldn't our disappointment be with these two men??? not the organization APDA??? - Enlighten me - I value your comments from afar!