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Dear Delores and others who've written about this- I, was delighted that Clinton even mentioned PD. While his info may have been off or misleading, I think Clinton's intent was to send a message to the congress and the American people that pwp and PD are definitely on the agenda and that we're close to doing something really big if we can get the appropriations we need and that he supports scientific inquiry into PD. I look at misinformation as an opportunity to clarify things and bring up PD one more time. We now have a wonderful opportunity to stroke Clinton for his support (Goodness knows he feels vulnerable right now) and to perhaps gently remind the White House and Congress that while a gene which affects a small minority of pwp has been found, continued research needs to be done into the causes and potential cure of Parkinson's and that it is extemely complex. That he said the P word is a good thing. The plight of pwp is often their invisibility. Let's look at this as what it was. Someone fed him a bunch of info. He cued on the wrong part. BUT HE WANTED TO MENTION PARKINSONS AND INDICATE HIS SUPPORT. For what it's worth. . . If you want to write the white house to thank him for his support of continued scientific inquiry into Parkinson's and gently clarify that this new gene only affects a small minority of people, you may write him at: [log in to unmask] You will receive the standard letter saying that he will not be able to answer your letter directly, but your comments will be noted, or some such, but if enough people do it, it will say that we're out there, we're paying attention, and we have political power. Sincerely, Barb Brock