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Merlin... With all due respect, I believe that "watered down" publicity has got PD nothing, compared to the huge amounts of funding and research devoted to several other, more high profile, diseases. Just look at diabetes, which until the last few years was generally thought to have been "cured" due to insulin by the average man-on-the-street. The general public has not seen the worst side of that disease because it's always been so politely presented. HEY... diabetes is one nasty disease, with tons of major physical problems the diabetic must face all day, every day. By being politely presented, and watered down, the public tends to forget - IF they even knew -that diabetes is a world wide epidemic and aggressively strikes folks of ALL ages. THAT type of information doesn't get noticed if it's watered down! And Parkinson's information won't be making much of a splash is IT'S watered down. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Merlin H Brown <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, November 28, 1998 7:43 AM Subject: Re: Living with parkinson's >RITA > >In my commentary i was referring to exposure of the general public to >PARKINSON'S. When i said the glass was half full, my meaning was that >even watered down publicity was better than none. the more awareness of >PARKINSON'S that we can create, the better off we will all be. > >i was in no way inferring that all of us with the disease should feel the >same way in which this terrible affliction has affected us.. we each >have to deal with it in our own way. > >my prayer is that the m.j. fox case will lead to much needed funding for >this disease > >murph brown 56/8 >