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I think most on the list already suspect who this is. Not to wish this on anyone else, but if true, Mr. M. J. Fox would make a great recognized national celeb. to champion our cause and provide very high visibility to the general public of the plight of PWP. > ---------- > From: Parkinson's Disease Foundation[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 7:21 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Forthcoming PWP Disclosure in People Magazine > > listfriends: > > Fresh off Earl Ubell's piece in Parade magazine last month, and the > fabulous > NBC-Dateline piece on Parkinson's surgery at Emory just last week, we > have a > third major media item coming up. It's in the forthcoming edition of > People > magazine, and it covers the disclosure of a celebrity--younger than 40 > years > of age--who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's and is going public. > > They're keeping the identity of the person VERY close to the chest but > since > the story seems to be coming out of the magazine's Los Angeles bureau, you > can > draw your own conclusions about the industry in which he/she is involved. > > Stay tuned! > > Footnote: People appears on some newsstands Thursday; the rest, Friday. > > Robin Elliott, Executive Director, Parkinson's Disease Foundation >