Thanks, Murray. I, too, have been surprised by the lack of response.
But perhaps we shouldn't be. The study of economics teaches that all the
multitudinous players in the everyday MICRO-economic world - merchants,
laborers, doctors, lawyers and all the rest - are primarily interested in
maximizing their individual profit. Although the totality of all of these
MICRO elements creates the MACRO-economic world - really, our global
economy - we typically exert no control over them, and show little interest
in them until they intimately affects us. And then we frequently do no
more than shout in the darkness over our misfortune.
Such seems also the case in the Parkinson's world. To your credit, you
have provided a much-needed "northern light" to illuminate our inattention
to our MACRO world.
Bob Dolezal
At 7:27 PM 1/11/98, MURRAY _CHARTERS wrote:
> Dear List Members,
>
>I read Margaret Tuchman's submission re: upcoming Miami meeting with
>a great deal of interest; I asked for and received the detailed
>agenda; each day since I've scanned the messages in the list for more
>info; for direction; for?????? Is everyone crippled when it comes to
>empowerment for PWP? Is no one interested? Is this proposed
>congress somehow flawed that we should ignore it?
>>
>> A short while ago there was discussion about an announcement that a meeting
>> was planned in Miami to explore ways to empower PWPs to become more
>> proactive and involved in the all-important quest of finding a cure for PD.
>>
>What about Margaret's urgent message?
>
>> I urge the 1295 USA, 261 international, plus the 64 "concealed" subscribers
>> of this list to participate in the design and development of this beginning
>> effort to create a foundation that promises to serve all the PWPs to make a
>> better life for ourselves and our loved ones TODAY!
>>
>I read tongue-in-cheek letters about phone bills and cloning and the
>invisible handicapped (and serious ones too, of course).
>
>Why is THIS subject head-in-sand???
>
>I guess somehow I thought this thread would be important and would
>elicit more response from the PWP's out there.
>
>Is there nothing members of this list (even johnny-come-lately
>Canadian's) can do?????????? Tell me it ain't so.
>
>Murray 53/4
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