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Hello Fellow listserv members, A few of you know me as I have written to you directly and another few = may remember the infrequent posts that I have made. I'm not a PWP, my = father is. I monitor this listserver in order to supply him with info = and to better educate myself about this disease. This has been an = extremely rewarding and fruitful occupation cheifly because of the = herculean efforts of the many dedicated people who post messages here = frequently. My family and I have gleaned an extraordinary amount of = useful information. In part it provided my father with the info and = confidence to go through a pallidotomy, with remarkable results. It has = also given him useful suggestions concerning medication, diet, and = lifestyle aids. It has given us means to help spur the political = process in a direction favorable to pwp and it has allowed us to meet = and interact with some trully fantastic people. Once again, all of = these things have been and continue to be extremely valuable. If you've = read this far you're waiting for the BUT, so here it is: Recently there has been an inordinate number of posts which I can only = characterize as insulting, demeaning, and lets face it = counterproductive. I don't wish to spend anymore effort dwelling on = these posts other than to make this suggestion. Time and again = listserve members have commented on how helpful this list has been in = their lives. Do any of you think that in saying this they refer to = posts centered around personal attacks? I suggest that before we post = something to this list we ask ourselves, is this post going to be = helpful to my fellow pwps, caregivers, or affected family members? If = the answer is no, maybe a better way to vent, if venting is required, is = to send a private message to the person with whom you take exception. = After all, many of these discussions simply don't require an audience or = a cheering section. =20 Though my suggestion may sound sanctimonious, I really don't feel that = way. In fact as I write this I'm wondering if the glass walls in my = house will cut me to ribbons when the rocks start flying back in this = direction. But I really hope that my suggestion may give some of us, = myself included, a moment of pause before we hit the "send now" key. Finally, I'd request that if any of you take exception to this post, = PLEASE respond to me privately. The last thing I wish to do here is add = fuel to the fire. Oh...almost forgot... none of the above applies to yam salesman. Sincerely, Lew Coggins [log in to unmask] Nerka on the undernet