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>-- [ From: Bob Chapman * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > >TO: Jim Cordy \ Internet: ([log in to unmask]) >To: PARKINSN \ Internet: ([log in to unmask]) > >Subject: Symposium / Udall Bill > >To anyone that viewed the symposium: > >One of the doctors was supposed to make a pitch for grassroots support of >the Udall Bill. Did that happen and what was said if it did? > >Jim, I am new to this list and to having been diagnosed as having PD, so my >opinion may not be consistent to that shared by the majority. > >One of the Doctors did make a pitch about supporting the Udall bill , but as >the others gave their comments they seemed to be saying that it really >wasn't all that important for research to be exclusively for PD because >there were only "100,000" people with PD ( he then was corrected and changed >the number to 10,000,000 ) he then went on to say that all neurological >research would help with PD. >I hope I didn't get the message right, but this is what I "heard" > >Bob Chapman 63/1 month >[log in to unmask] > It was my understanding that he was inferring that because there were 4,000,000 Alzhiemer patients and only 1,000,000 (not 10,000,000) PD patients that we need to be realist and that any money spent for neuro degenerative diseases would ultimetly benefit PD. I was very impressed by his talk. He just has the more realistic point of view that comes with being a research scientist who deals with grant requests on a day to day basis. We have a more personal view point that PD research is the "MOST IMPORTANT". Barb CG and Fuad PD 60 - 3+ [log in to unmask]