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Barb, I too think the hourglass is a good idea. Nita Andres Barbara Mallut wrote: > 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 > [log in to unmask] > > ---------- > 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 > *********************************************************** > 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