^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 45 deg. F *********************************************************** On Wed, 19 Nov 1997 07:38:42 -0500 digest Dale Severance <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Hi Folks: > >It is estimated that the PD community in the U.S. is one to one and a >half >million people. >Lets consider posting the following information: >!. The name of the poster Ivan Suzman >2. The state in which the support group is located (perhaps also the >support >group name) Maine. Mine is the Greater Portland Parkinson's Support Group >3. Number of people in the support group. >approx 150 Comments: > There are a total of 500-600 people in 6 support groups in Maine, according to our State APDA Chapter President, Carl Barker. >There are no Young Onset Support Groups here. I've never met a YOPWP in Maine,NH or Vermont. I hear there have been YOPD groups in Boston and New York City.