--PART.BOUNDARY.0.605.emout17.mail.aol.com.851740018 Content-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-type: text/plain I'd like to share a letter with you written by a very dear friend of mine, Terry Ogden of Webster, Texas. A 42year old PWP (like me), Terry has been fighting the PD battle for 15 years, also. Terry and I traveled together for about a year sharing with PD support groups around the country "The Tales of Two Terrys AKA The Terrie and Terry Show". PD has since robbed Terry of the ability to verbally express his feelings. I continue to travel sharing his letter with support groups around the country. You have our blessings to use his letter to share with others as it fits for you. Here's wishing for us all a New Year filled with health and peace!! Terrie Whitling --PART.BOUNDARY.0.605.emout17.mail.aol.com.851740018 Content-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-type: application/octet-stream; name="OPENLET.WRI" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Mb4AAACrAAAAAAAAAACBFAAAKwAwADAAMAAwADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMQAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIE9QRU4gTEVUVEVS IFRPIFBBUktJTlNPTidTIERJU0VBU0UNCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgICAgICAgICBCeSAgVGVycnkgT2dkZW4NCkkga25vdyB5b3UuDQpJdCB0b29rIHNv bWUgdGltZSBhbmQgYSBsb3Qgb2YgcGFpbiwNCkJ1dCBub3cgSSBrbm93IHlvdSBhbmQgd2hh dCB5b3UgYXJlIGFuZCB3aGF0IHlvdSBkby4NCkFuZCB0cmFnaWNhbGx5IC0gaG93IHlvdSBk byBpdC4NCkkgIGhhdGUgeW91Lg0KSSBzYXkgdGhpcyB3aXRob3V0IHJhZ2UgYW5kIG5vdCBv dXQgb2YgYW4gZW1vdGlvbmFsIGZldmVyLg0KSSBzYXkgaXQgY29sZGx5LCBsb2dpY2FsbHks IGFuZCB3aXRoIGFsbCBteSBmYWN1bHRpZXMgaW50YWN0Lg0KSSBoYXRlIHlvdSBhbmQgZm9y IGFzIGxvbmcgYXMgSSBkcmF3IGJyZWF0aCwgeW91IGFyZSBteSBtb3J0YWwgZW5lbXkuDQoN 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