Ivan 'n All...
To me, that hourglass says it all! Time IS running out
for those of us who live with a chronic, progressive
disease - ANY progressive disease!
The hourglass isn't cute, it's not colorful, or pretty.... Yet
to ME, it says it all in four short words --- TIME IS
RUNNING OUT!
With every turn of the hourglass Parkinson's Disease
continues to diminish our respective lives.... It chips away,
bit by bit, at our dignity, our ability to be self supporting,
destroys our personal relationships, envelopes us in a gray
cloud of depression, limits our physical movements, balance,
vision, makes us prisoners for life of various toxic drugs, and
on and on and on....
In fact, having Parkinson's is like being involuntarily being
incarcerated in jail! We become a prisoner OF and IN our
own body.
Since the yellow ribbon is used to represent someone
who's been unjustly imprisoned, and because the
hourglass with it's "TIME IS RUNNING OUT" motto is
SO representative of what we're all living (and this goes
for families and friends who are caregivers, too, as they're
just as much prisoners of Parkinson's as those they care
for), I'd think that THAT particular yellow ribbon with a
black imprint of an hourglass, plus the motto, "TIME IS
RUNNING OUT," tied to a tree or shrub in front of our
residences and/or workplaces would definitely make
a VERY *VISIBLE* IMPRESSION on the general public.
Finally... our "Parkinson's Visibility Campaign" must
start SOMEWHERE. Why not let it start HERE
with _US_ in the 37 nations we represent here on the PD List?
TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
Barb Mallut
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From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Ivan M Suzman
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 6:10 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject: Re: The NIH and Udall/pins/ribbons/tulips
^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^
Ivan Suzman 48/12 [log in to unmask]
Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 68 deg. F
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Good morning, Gerry and Brig, and Listmembers,
A short interactive post from the coast of Maine, about wearing ribbons
and pins to educate the public--
On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:24:08 EDT Gerry & Brig Haines <[log in to unmask]>
writes
"....>Almost forgot, isn't red ribbon Aid's big color,...."
SNIP
Yes. A.I.D.S. is busy killing three of my friends. So red is AIDS'
"big "color, and it isn't big enough.
SNIP
".... maybe purple.. Just a thought, I wear the purple....."
SNIP
Purple and lavender are the colors of gay men and women fighting against
discrimination and hate crimes against us ( I am a "Gay" man). If we
Parkinson's people need a color, purple is taken.
Gerry, where did your purple ribbon come from?/
/More than a color on a ribbon, we need a symbol that's quickly
recognized as the symbol of PD.
We need a universal symbol on the pin. And on banners, logos, and
wherever appropriate. The Parkinson's TULIP is widely used..
The hourglass (TIME is RUNNING OUT), or the shaky hand trying to light
the Olympic torch,
are my two favorite ideas so far.
SNIP
"...you know me, there was my opening, and I took
>advantage of
>it as
>always...".
".....Gerry."
SNIP
Gerry, thank you for seizing the moment to explain your adventures with
pins. Every little bit helps.
Whatever is eye-catching helps-although I don't use the "PD" pin because
it seems to say no Police Department, and that is too confusing. If it
works for you, go for it!
Ivan 48/12
