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The Round Table had many knights. Couldn't we? Leta 53/53/38 ---robert l dolezal <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Muhammad is the "previous celebrity spokesman for the group (NPF)?" Gosh, > when was he deposed? Last I read, and heard, he was NPF's knight in > shining armor. And a darned good one, I might say! When was the coup > d'etat? > > I wonder, how many in the Parkinson community would vote for Michael J. Fox > to affiliate, now, with one of the Parkinson organizations, to be used > exclusively by that organization? How many would vote for him to remain > neutral, at least until he understands the lay of the land, the politics > of the disease, temporarily at least working for the community at large > rather than affiliating with one organization? > > I do not question the value of NPF to the Parkinson's community. It is an > excellent organization, doing good things. But it is not alone on that > score. > > What I do question are the benefits that will accrue to our community if > Michael J . Fox becomes the exclusive property of one organization, as > opposed to remaining independent and responding to all proposals on the > basis of their merit rather than their organizational origin. > > This is one of the most immportant issues to face the Parkinson community > in the six years I have been a member. I doubt that we have much of a > say, but,if we did, how would you vote? > > Bob Dolezal > > At 12:01 AM 12/4/98, judith richards wrote: > >http://www.foxnews.com/ > > > >Facing Parkinson's Disease, Michael J. Fox Counts His Blessings > >7.36 a.m. ET (1236 GMT) December 3, 1998 > >By Bill Hoffmann > > > >NEW YORK — An upbeat Michael J. Fox believes he'll be cured of > >Parkinson's disease — and insists he wouldn't trade places with anybody. > > > >"My life is so filled with positives, so filled with blessings, and so > >filled with things I wouldn't trade for anything in the world," Fox > >says in a 20/20 interview to air Friday night. > > > >The good-guy actor stunned the world last week by revealing he secretly > >has battled the crippling — currently incurable — nerve disease for > >seven years. > > > >The startling admission has brought thousands of phone calls, get-well > >cards and e-mail messages from heartsick fans around the world. > > > >But the 37-year-old star of the ABC sitcom Spin City says he doesn't > >feel sorry for himself and will never give up. > > > >Fox tells interviewer Barbara Walters he's optimistic scientists will > >find a cure for Parkinson's and he'll be free of the illness by the time > >he reaches 50. > > > >"I just feel like I've been in God's pocket for so long, I just didn't > >think that I was going to be hammered with this," Fox says of his > >positive attitude. > > > >"[I felt] that I would find a way to live with it, to learn from it and > >deal with it — and I have." > > > >Fox also says he refuses to consider his condition — which typically > >strikes people over 60 — to be a tragedy. > > > >"No, not by any stretch of the imagination. It's my life," he says. > > > >Fox said the symptoms of Parkinson's sometime affect him so severely his > >hands shake uncontrollably. He's had to alert cameramen on his series to > >keep from focusing on his hands. > > > >Last spring he had brain surgery to relieve some of the symptoms and may > >have to go back for another operation. > > > >The actor — who also starred in the '80s sitcom Family Ties and the Back > >to the Future movies — has insisted he'll continue to work on Spin City > >for as long as possible. > > > >Meanwhile, the National Parkinson Foundation hopes Fox will help raise > >money to find a cure by becoming their spokesman. > > > >Abraham Lieberman, the foundation's medical director, has asked the star > >to "lend your energy and your spirit and your good ideas to us." > > > >A spokesman for Fox said he has not received any formal offer, but may > >mull the possibility of a role with the group. > > > >If Fox were to work with the nonprofit organization, it could bring in > >untold millions in donations to the usually overlooked group, foundation > >officials said. > > > >That could lead to a cure or at least a greater understanding of what > >causes Parkinson's, which attacks the central nervous system. > > > >The disease is not hereditary and can strike at any age, although it > >usually hits older people. > > > >The previous celebrity spokesman for the group was boxing legend > >Muhammad Ali, who did public-service announcements and interviews about > >his battle with the disease. > >-- > >Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada > ><[log in to unmask]> > > ^^^ > > \ / > > \ | / Today’s Research > > \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure > > \ | / > > \|/ > > ``````` > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com