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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 20:31:56 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Intro from Orange Thanks to Barbara and all of you for being there. I was diagonsed four years ago and had very little contact with anyone who has Pd until I came across the YOPPERS of Newport. Now I have been uplifted, entertained, educated and encouraged by all of you on THE LIST. I am 54, teaching full time (half day K and three classes in the upper grades in the afternoon. I have a hunch this may be my last full time teaching. This fall, I found it difficult to focus on the organizing part and some days I really feel I am fighting myself with the fatigue. I too, have had the difficulty with the HMO and the PD specialist. I seem to be educating the doctors at my group about the fact that there needs a team approach to this disease. They are open and have been giving me everything I ask for....so there is some progress. Maybe if all of us who have HMO's could get together and write Boxer, we might get some action. I am impressed with the kindness, humor and hopefulness of all of you. I feel honored to be in such company. (this must be "the silver lining" of PD) I look forward to communicating with you in the days to come. Thanks again for being there. Brenda Otte