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Hope someone will remind me on Sunday. I put in on my calendar, but then I have to make a note to remind me to look at the calendar. Nancy B -----Original Message----- From: Jim Finn <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 3:44 PM Subject: IMPORTANT: From Jim Finn >Group - > >As many of you know, for several weeks I have been promising to make a major >announcement. And today I received authorization to do so. > >This past February one of the major American television networks contacted me >in regards to the so-called "pig cell" implant surgery. I underwent this >procedure in September of 1996 and, as those of you who have been following my >updates know, the results have been impressive. > >The network and show are none other than CBS and "60 Minutes!" Needless to >say, I am thrilled to be a part of all this and to be able to share it with >both you and the general public. If this doesn't kick PD "out of the closet," >then nothing will. > >A few words on what happened during the production of this piece. Be >forewarned; if any of the media asks you for a similar interview, be prepared >to be both excited AND exhausted by it. In my case there were four seperate >photo shoots/interviews. One was at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, >two were at my home in Rhode Island, and one took place in Washington, DC. > >You cannot imagine the chaos of a production crew in your house! One day, two >truckloads of staff and equipment showed up. The living room looked like a >movie studio with lights, cameras, recorders, cables, etc. Most of the >furniture had to be put outside! Yet it was a lot of fun. And every detail >was handled professionally. > >This exciting article is to be a segment on Sunday's (June 21st) airing of "60 >Minutes." I know it is shown throughout all of North America and many foreign >countries as well. Check your television schedule if you're interested. > >By the way, since the final taping in mid-April, I have shown considerable >improvement in the Parkinson's symptoms. > >Finally, if you'd like, share your comments with our group. If you don't care >for the show, please don't throw things at your TV set; good repairmen are >hard to find. Ha, ha! > >Warmly - > >Jim Finn >