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In the most recent edition of The NPF's excellent newsletter, Parkinson Report" they announced: "National Parkinson Foundation,Inc. can now be contacted through E-mail. You can E-mail the Foundation using the following address; [log in to unmask] You can request literature, submit questions and make comments. Soon we will be online with our World Wide Web Home Page. You will be able to browse our extensive archives containing all sorts of Parkinson's related material. Articles, photographs and works by Parkinsonians are just a few of the things you will find. You will have access to NPF information first, before it's anywhere else. Our W.W.W. address will be published soon. Look for it." The following materials are available FREE from the NPF. All you need to do is request these items by sending your request to: [log in to unmask] (1) Parkinson Report (published quarterly) (2) Parkinson Handbook: A Guide for Parkinson Patients and their Families (English/Spanish) (3) The Parkinson Patient: What You and Your Family Should Know (English/Spanish) (4) Nutritional Considerations of Parkinson's Disease (English/Spanish) (5) An Example to Us All: Fighting Back Against Parkinson's... One Woman's Winning Battle (6) Parkinson's Disease and Employment (7) Patient Perspectives on Parkinson's: A Series of Essays by Sid and Donna Dorros (8) What Everyone Needs to Know About Wills and Charitable Giving (9) The Smart Way to Give to Charitable Organizations (10) Sex Love and Chronic Illness My personal favorite is (11) Looking Forward - Moving Ahead: Support Group Leaders Manual by Carol Mackenzie Jackson, Ph.D. This clearly written booklet provides a detailed checklist of activities that is of value to both new and experienced support group leaders. If you prefer to write: their address is: 1501 N. W. 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Road Miami, FL 33136. In US and Canada except Florida & California you can call free by dialing 1-800-433-7022 (in Florida 800-400-8448 in California call 800-400-8448.