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Dear Dr. Diane Kelsall, As you asked per your request: "I am looking for short - 1-2 sentence quotations- from people with Parkinson's, family and friends about their experience with Parkinson's in order to provide a human face to the article." Well my sentence is as follows: Before my sister's diagnosis of Parkinson's, she was diagnosed with 'frozen shoulder', then Carpal tunnel syndrome, then Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease...the doctors said 48 years old was too young for Parkinson's. Would it be possible to get a copy of the feature article you are writing on Parkinson's that you were preparing for the "Informed" quarterly? I hope you got a good response from our group and I look forward to see what you have written. Thank you very much, B. Gail Vass, RN. email [log in to unmask] ========== In response to ========================== Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 19:46:33 -0400 From: Diane Kelsall <[log in to unmask]> Subject: article for informed (from ICES) I would like to introduce myself - I am a family physician at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto and editor of informed, a quarterly publication for physicians from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario (ICES). I am in the process of preparing our September issue of informed. One of our feature articles is on Parkinson's. The purpose of the article is to familiarize physicians with the early signs of Parkinson's, diagnostic criteria and the current therapies available for symptomatic and neuroprotective treatment. I am looking for short - 1-2 sentence quotations- from people with Parkinson's, family and friends about their experience with Parkinson's in order to provide a human face to the article. I want to make sure that my readers understand that Parkinson's is not about drugs or surgery, but about people and their experiences. If you are willing to supply a quotation for me, I would be very appreciative! All quotations can either be anonymous, first or full name, as you desire. I would appreciate any responses by Friday, July 10 by e-mail at [log in to unmask] I realize this is short notice, but I am on a fairly tight production schedule! Diane L. Kelsall MD MEd CCFP Editor, informed Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Thank you all for considering this request.