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Subject: TALKING TO YOUR GOVERNOR/AWARENESS
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Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask], Maine ....... land of
lighthouses ....
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Wed, 2 Apr 1997 11:38:44 -0500 "Bob Tauchen" <[log in to unmask]>
writes:>Hi,>>I have contacted NC Governor Hunts office. They said they
would call >me>back. Need more info. on what we want him to do. (Age
41, diagnosed >31)>>Thanks >>Bob Tauchen>Hi Bob and anyone else
interested in talking to their Governor,
What we wanted in Maine was a Proclamation declaring April as PD
AWARENESS MONTH, and April 11 as World Parkinson's Day. I called the
Governor's office, and explained that I am in my 10th year of Parkinson's
Disease, and that we need the governor to help create a greater awareness
of the need for more research, clinical care, support for families and
loved ones affected by PD, and education about PD. BY DESCRIBING MY
WORST SYMPTOMS to one of Gov. King's aides, Kerri Malinowski, I got her
undivided attention quickly.Within a week of my initial call, and
supplied with a letter from our support group, Governor King made the
commitment to issue a Proclamation.We are calling and re-calling the
local TV stations and newspapers, to get coverage (hopefully) on
Monday.We are excited and hopeful that the signing ceremony will give us
a BOOST!!Here again is the requested Governor Angus S. King Jr of Maine
PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH Proclamation. We are working on
getting PWP's to Augusta for the SIGNING CEREMONY at the state Capitol,
Monday, April 7 at 10:45 AM.
STATE OF MAINE
P r o c l a m a t i o n
WHEREAS, Parkinson's Disease is a brain disorder that usually affects
adults over 40, although it can appear in younger patients; and
WHEREAS, more individuals suffer from Parkinson's Disease than multiple
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's Disease combined; and
WHEREAS, according to the American Parkinson's DIsease Association there
are approximately 1.5 million people in the United States diagnosed with
Parkinson's Disease, of which 7,000 or more are in the State of Maine;
and
WHEREAS, the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease - stillness, tremor,
slowness, poor movement, and difficulty with balance and speaking - are
often mistaken as a normal part of the aging process; and
WHEREAS, the cause of the disease is unknown, and antiparkinsonian drugs
can only control some of the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease for a short
period of time; and
WHEREAS, April 11 has been proclaimed to be World Parkinson's Day,
a day for all to recognize the need for more research and help in dealing
with the devastating effects of Parkinson's Disease; and
WHEREAS, increased education and research are needed to help find more
effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Parkinson's Disease, and
to provide more effective support programs and services to Parkinson's
DIsease patients, their caregivers and families,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ANGUS S. KING, JR., Governor of the State of Maine, do
hereby proclaim April, 1997 as
P A R K I N S O N' S D I S E A S E A W A R E N E S S M O N T H
throughout the State of Maine, and urge all citizens to extend their
support for those struggling with Parkinson's Disease and the loved ones
trying to help fight the battle.
(State seal) In testimony whereof, I
have
caused the Great
Seal of the
State to be
hereunto affixed
GIVEN under my
hand at Augusta this twentieth day of March in the
Year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ninety-Seven
(signed)
Angus S. King, Jr.
Governor
(signed)
Dan A. Gwadosky
Secretary of State
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