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Well, I had thought it would be improper to respond to praise, but it occurs to me that the Kansas City group deserves kudos of its own. After I blushingly admitted that I hate driving in strange cities, Barbara Blake-Krebs devised a most intricate and successful scheme for transporting me to all my various destinations, as smoothly as clockwork. Shirley Wagner not only proved to be a dynamic interviewer but a warm and generous woman who kindly and patiently sat through my talk though she doesn't have PD. Mary Rack arranged for her colleague (whose husband, it turns out, knows my brother in Weston) to do part of the chauffering. Mary Kittrell, the group facilitator, also helped drive, and provided me with valuable information to take back with me. Jeannette Fuhr helped a neighbor find transport from St. Joseph to Kansas City. And the entire group was courteous, warm, gracious, and welcoming, and made me feel right at home. It was a very great honor and pleasure to be invited to speak to the Parkinson Association of Greater Kansas City, and I thank everyone who made this possible. My very best regards, Kathrynne Leo Fuhr wrote: > > Barb Blake-Krebs said in part: > > > Friends, I finally had the chance to meet Kathrynne Holden yesterday at a > > meeting of the Greater Kansas City support group, and what a pleasure it > was! > > Coming straight from a taping of a radio show which will be aired Sat., > Oct. > > 31, at 1:30 p.m. over KKFI 90.1 FM, she was immediately called upon by > the > > group's leader to begin her talk. We barely had time to say "hello" and > hug! > > So sans lunch, a beverage, or even a chance to pull out her notes, she > spoke > > for an hour, only stopping for a moment to hug Jeanette Fuhr who was > there > > also. Kathrynne then talked with individuals 45 minutes, spoke for > another 20 > > minutes, and again spoke with individuals for another 20-30 minutes. > Here is > > what the group leader wrote in part to Kathrynne last nite: > > > > << > > You were terrific! Knowledgable, excellent delivery, pertinent, > personable > > and > > an excellent teacher. You obviously want Parkinsonians to be able to > > avoid health problems that are avoidable. But first they have to > > understand how their bodies work under the additional handicap of PD. > > After you explained how their bodies worked, you explained what they > > should do and then motivated them to do it!. > > > > But what impressed me most about you was your caring nature. You > > obviously want to make the world a better place and are willing to give > > of yourself to make this happen. Thank you so much for speaking to us > > today > > >> > > > > I couldn't agree more. And I might add that Kathrynne is a walking > example of > > how good nutrition can play a role in keeping one as vigorous and > youthful as > > is possible. What a grand lady. Thank you Kathrynne for going the extra > mile > > to be with us Monday. > > > I add my praise to the knowledgeable, caring and tremendous speaker that > Kathyrnne was at the lunch Monday. I haven't been able to access my e-mail > for two days or I would have sent my ditto to Barb's assessment of your > well supported explanations on 9/21. If I had had science teachers who > made the mechanisms of biology as easy to understand as KH, maybe I would > have been interested in the sciences. > > Thanks Kathyrnne, > > Jeanette Fuhr 47/10mo. > <[log in to unmask]> -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Nutrition you can live with!" Medical nutrition therapy http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ Tel: 970-493-6532 // Fax: 970-493-6538