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Mike Claeys of the Parkinson's Action Network asked me to post the following: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Mary Yost wrote: > > Just got a call from Al Schumann, a member of our support group who moved > to Albuquerque. He said that Joe Skeen (R, NM dist2) has just announced > that he has PD. Mary, Thank you so much for notifying us of Congressman Skeen's announcement. I hate these situations -- part of me feels terrible for the man, part of me is excited by the prospect of another strong advocate in Congress, and part of me hates the part that is excited... Anyway, I think we need to post this announcement far and wide, and encourage every member of the Parkinson's community to contact Rep. Skeen with our heartfelt empathy and understanding. I think it was helpful for Rep. McDade to be so immediately embraced by the community -- and the scientific community -- and I think the same will be true for Mr. Skeen. I would suggest our remarks be on the human side -- he supported the Udall bill last year, and he obviously knows what he can do to help. Thanks, Mike Claeys ----------------------------- You can write to representative Skeen at: Representative Joe Skeen U.S.House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 fax 202-225-9599 phone 202-225-2365 Parkinson's Action Network 800-850-4726 Headquarters: 818 College Ave., Suite C Santa Rosa, CA 95404 phone 707-544-1994 fax 707-544-2363 email: [log in to unmask] Washington, DC office 601 13th St. NW., Suite 310 Washington, DC 20005 phone 202-628-2079 fax 202-628-2077 Brad Udall, Chair Joan I. Samuelson, President John L. Dodge, Treasurer Bonnie K. Mioduchoski, Administrator Michael Claeys, Community Coordinator The Action Reporter is a free publication of the Parkinson's Action Network, a non-profit charitable foundation for a cure for Parkinson's. Use of this material in other publications is welcomed. We ask that the Network be identified as the source of the material, and notified how, when and where the material is used. Simply call 800-850-4726