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^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 34 deg. F supposed to be zeroo wind-chill tonight *********************************************************** Dear Barb M., Thank you very, very much for your PASSION! I have been wiped out all afternoon-I ran out of NADH today. Can't do much but am trying to get some ASAP. You said it so POWERFULLY. We PWP's are grateful for PWP's like you. Thanks again, Ivan P.S. Jay says BRAVO ZULU--that's a Navy expression meaning, a job well-done! On Mon, 24 Nov 1997 13:55:15 -0500 Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Melinda... > >With all due respect, one or two public service announcements, no >matter how >well they convey the message and no matter the celebrity status of the >individual(s) featured in the announcements just isn't going to do the >job of >making Parkinson's Disease a "household word." > >To do THAT... to make everyone.... the entire populous of the nation >AND the >world ... there needs to be CONSTANT reminders THEY and their loved >ones can >get this disease and live with - no matter their age - and suffer >with it for >YEARS and YEARS and YEARS. AND they should be forced to see that >Parkinson's >IS a killer-disease! > >As a role model, using HIV/AIDS associations, agencies, and public- >awareness >grass-roots movements AND with the addition of a tremendous amount of >ONGOING >time, effort, and money - from some of the world's most prominent >movie and TV >stars PD advertising - well... the NPF and the other PD agencies >ain't done >NOTHING yet! > >Read my lips - N O T H I N G!!!!! The NPF and other Parkinson's >advocacy >agencies are next to USELESS when it comes to making the general >public >CONSTANTLY aware of the tragedy that is the legacy of this miserable >disease!! > >Ms. Brown - I'm not in the advertising business, but even _I_ could do >a >better job of making the public aware of horrors of living with >Parkinson's >than the NPF has done! And so could half the members of this List - >given the >same financial resources!! > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] > > >---------- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Melinda Brown >Sent: Monday, November 24, 1997 8:01 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >Subject: Re: Mr. Suzman/TV ad for Parkinson's > >As I posted last week, NPF has just finished producing a public >service >announcement (PSA)about Parkinson's disease. This ad will be >distributed to >television stations nationally in Jan '98. > >It is our hope that by funding and producing this PSA, we will create >the >much needed awareness for Parkinson's disease which will in turn help >raise >the needed funds for research. >