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Dear Ivan, I have been a member of both a senior and youngset parkinson-gruop here = in Aarhus, Denmark, and I`m often talking with other yonger pwp in = Denmark. I only know one (1) a man who commited suicide last year. I know, that many pwp are depressed, and we member of our support group = very often call each other to care for each other. I`m so lucky to be a member of this list too and have some very nice = friends on chat Parkinsons too. Ivan you you know how many people commit suicide in US? I`ll try to ask my neuro Dr. Dupont, if there ever have been made a = research about this subject. Ivan does Tasmar still help you? I hope so much. Have a nice week-end Sonia NEVER GIVE UP -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN = <[log in to unmask]> Dato: 20. marts 1998 07:22 Emne: Re: Udall Bill - Sounds Bad to Me >^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ >Ivan Suzman 48/10 [log in to unmask] >Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 28 deg. F >dreary and >grey*********************************************************** > >On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 21:36:24 EST AllanRos <[log in to unmask]> writes: >>John Tierney, Rep Mass 6th District, writes in part: >> >>"As a strong believer in preventative care, I completely agree that we >>must >>provide adequate funding levels for Parkinson's research. However, it >>is >>unclear whether any action will be taken in the current Congressional >>session >>of HR 1260, the Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research Act. > >Dear friends, > >Something is WRONG!!! Seriously wrong. Have our voices been left >unheard?? Should we go into a mass depression? Especially younger >PWP's, whose futures are looking miserable? > >Why do so many young PWP's commit SUICIDE? > >Are we out of touch? Have our leaders been unable to recognize the = need >for coalitions with creative and powerful mass movements like those in >AIDS prevention and multicultural education?? > >Are we perceived to be too old, too male, too wealthy, lily- white and >too comfortable? > >How about a visible and progressive alliance of PWP's who are usually >never talked about on this list? Those who are openly gay and won't >closet it, like me, lesbians, people of color, inner-city and poor = people >with political savvy? Could Maya Angelou and Muhammad Ali be our best >bets? > >WHO represents us? > >Allan raises a CRITICAL question--and it deserves a lot of BOLD >soul-searching. We can't just blame it on Washington. > >I am SICKENED by the bad news. > >Love to all, > >Ivan