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Charles and list: When Ali began speaking for PD I assumed he would be doing it for american pd assoc. MJF is Canadian and there are very needy Federal and provincial associations, (BC is the only province with it's own seperate entity). Just a thought, not asugggestion. Bill At 11:22 AM 12/4/98 -0600, you wrote: >Bob Tom & List: > >I agree with Tom, The specter of multiple Parkinson's Organizations fighting over >MJF like a piece of meat thrown into a den of lions frightens and embarrasses me. >There have been too many incidents in the past to be sure it won't happen again. >In fact, there have been so many incidents that the likelihood that it will happen >is high. > >I appreciated Robin Elliot's suggestion that the organizations meet together with >him and perhaps share him. - The only problem with that would be which organization >would get what body part. > >Charlie > >bobc wrote: > >> Tom Kelly wrote: >> >> > Hi People, >> > I sincerely hope that MJF isn't forced to choose between the national >> > organizations. That would be the worst situation I can think of. Or would >> > it? Maybe if he was forced to choose the idiocy of multiple national org. >> > Would be highlighted and some of the board members' egos might be affected >> > enough to do the right thing and merge/consolidate the organizations. >> >> Yeah sure Tom, and Clinton is going to resign tomorrow. >> I think we should all be thankful that MJF has said that he has "come out" so >> he can help other PWP. Maybe he already has a plan of how he wishes to >> implement that commitment. Even if he doesn't IT IS HIS CHOICE AND HIS CHOICE >> ALONE. We should wait and see what he does before we jump up on our soap boxes. >> >> Anyway I would like to thank MJF for the notoriety he has given us already and >> thank him in advance for whatever he feels he can contribute in the future..BTW >> Michael, if you are monitoring this list I am sure you aware there are A LOT of >> us who are willing to advise you :-)/ >> Thanks, >> Bob Chapman 65/4 >> <[log in to unmask]> > >-- >*************************************************************************** *************** > >Charles T. Meyer, M.D. >Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin >[log in to unmask] >*************************************************************************** *************** > >