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Dear Oprah, I am Barbara Jarjoura, wife of Fuad A. Jarjoura, a sixty-year-old man who is more feeble than most eighty-year-old men. He cannot walk unassisted, falls asleep whenever he is sitting, is totally incontinent, and many, many more things. Why is he like this, because, like 1.5 million others in this country alone he has Parkinson's Disease. Medical science and research have made astounding discoveries in recent years, and are on the verge of curing the disease. However, more funding is necessary. The Udall Bill will provide that funding if it is passed. Muhammed and Lonnie Ali were in Washington to speak before Congress on the necessity of passing this bill. There are many prominent individual that have this disease, so we in the Parkinson's Community feel that it would be a benefit to all if you were to have a show in the very near future with Muhammed and Loni Ali and possibly other Parkinsons patients. This would give us the opportunity to plea our case. This disease is a horrible, cronic disease that robs the patient and families of the quality of life. People live many years before they deteriorate to the life-threatening stage, however it is costly both financially and emotionally. It costs the insurance companies and the government to support their needs. It would be far less costly to fund the research that will find a cure than it is to care for all of these patients in the years to come. Please give every consideration to this. There are many many worthwhile people who need your help. Thank you for your time and consideration. Barbara Jarjoura A fan since your Baltimore WJZ days.