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EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING WILL BE RESUMED AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST: Need your help!! When contacting the legislators, it is IMPERATIVE to provide contrasting data relating to the economic benefit of eradicating, finding a cure, discovering better palliative measures of PD versus the cost of maintaining an exponentially growing population of PD sufferers. Before filing away your income tax papers, check the information you provided the IRS about your medical costs and complete the questionnaire below. It is crude, I know, but we need immediate action. Send your ANONYMOUS response OFF-LINE to: [log in to unmask] Thank you! Margaret ------------------------------------------------------------- COST OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE-AN INFORMAL QUESTIONNAIRE 1) State of Residence (PA, NJ, etc) 2) Male___Female___DOB____________Date-DX__________ 3) Annual Cost of Medications $_______________ If meds were paid by other source and you don’t know amount, list the names and quantity of the PD medications you are using: 8 tabs Sinemet 10/100 per day, 4 tabs Mirapex per day, etc PD Medication________________# of tabs per day _____________ PD Medication________________# of tabs per day _____________ PD Medication________________# of tabs per day _____________ PD Medication________________# of tabs per day _____________ 4) Annual Cost of Medical Care a) Neuro Visits$______________ b)Annual Cost of medical care for PD caused problems (broken bones, special glasses, etc)$_________________________ c)Annual Cost related care (physical therapy, exercise classes, etc)$________________ d)Other related cost(travel/lodging for special procedure, 2nd opinions, etc) $______________________ 5) Annual Cost of Daily Care a) Assisted Living (in home assistance)$__________ b) Nursing Home $____________________ 6) Loss of Income of PWP a) If retired, annual salary last year worked$________________ How many years retired__________________ b) Annual Disability payments received?____________, How many years______ c) Amount of Social Security Contribution made when employed$__________ 7) Loss of income of Carer $______________ 8) Amount of Social Security Contribution made when employed$__________ TOTAL ANNUAL COST TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:_________________ TOTAL ANNUAL COST TO STATE GOVERNMENT:___________________ TOTAL ANNUAL COST TO CITY GOVERNMENT: __________________ COMMENTS: [log in to unmask] DOB: 1941/Dx: 1980/Cured:ASAP Slogans wont do it/Hard work will