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^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 48/11 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 63 deg. F foggy *********************************************************** Friends, How useful is a statistic?? If a March, 1998, APDA-derived estimate of 3500 PWP's per Congressionaal District, that my State Senator obtained for use in the Maine Parkinson's Awareness Resolution, is close to accurate; and if there are 6 or 7 people either in the immediate family or who are close friends, who are each PWP's caregivers; then there are 25,000 or so persons (PWP's + CG's) DIRECTLY affected by PD in each District, on a daily basis! That is an interesting, large number to use. What do Listmembers think? Is this 25,000 an OK number for us to use? (I feel that our numbers may be even greater.) Ivan Suzman 48/11 :-) Portland, Maine