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Yes they did. Too harsh a message scares people. Nita Melinda Brown wrote: > I gather from your posts on the listserv that a majority of you are unhappy > with the contents of the Parade article. I'm sorry for that, I had hoped > that it would go into more detail. However, as Robin Elliot stated, this > article was not geared towards the well educated person with Parkinson's > but rather towards people that know virtually nothing about the disease. > > I'm pleased to inform you that it has been very successful in doing just > that -- creating awareness and in informing less educated patients that > help is available. > > In anticipation of the article, NPF hired temporary staff to answer the > phones and take requests for information. The 800# lines have been so busy, > that we had to bring even more people in this afternoon. Anyone who calls > our 800# for information receive a pack of educational literature that > includes booklets on nutrition, excercise, speech, coping strategies, new > drugs, as well as a general handbook and our quarterly Parkinson Report. My > point being that the article is indirectly educating people that knew > nothing about PD by directing them to NPF for further information. I > believe that based on this alone, Parade has done a great service to many.