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Hi list: Here i am on my favorite topic (complaint), the hurdles being placed in the paths of those blessed few trying to find a cure for Parkinson's. Protests against using cells that only have life in a petrie dish as being immoral to use is beyond me. The ban on federal funding for embyro research in both the US and Canada, is the biggest obstacle in the way of a cure. Instead of pouring out millions of dollars in health costs, for treating and caring in facilities for PWP, our two governments should take their heads out of thier asses and throw some SERIOUS $ into specifically finding a CURE for PD. It seems so tantalizingly close yet so infuriatingly far away. What politicians pay attention to is voters in numbers. If all PWP thier care givers, relatives etc. were to all vote the same way in any election based on that candidate or party's stance on Parkinsons related issues, then we would be a force to be dealt with. Maybe the answer is in sheer volume, if every person in canada and the usa would write directly to the prime minister/president, send a fax, e-mail whatever we could swamp them. I suggest we come up with a form letter that could be distributed over the net and subsequently to all through mailing lists from PD groups. Down loaded and printed and copied and distributed to all those people who don't have electronic capabilities. THEN pick a day that will allow timing for those using snail mail and on that day bombard the men in charge, it would certainly have a significant impact. Swamp the switchboards, mail service , electronic links. Tell them we're SICK of Parkinson's and we want action now! Not more pills, a cure! The letter can be ambigous enough so noone's views will be misrepresented, apolitical, but clear on one issue only that we all want something done IMMEDIATELY. This is my opinion, for what it's worth. Thanks for listening. Bill Harrington 42/29/27 At 04:51 PM 12/4/98 EST, you wrote: >Hi bobby >thanks for your reply, it seems the list is more interested in blond jokes or >old songs. As for me I would love to see my husband back to the way he was, >and that means a cure. So far yours was the only reply. I thought maybe we >could write to Sen Tom Harkins of Iowa since he is fighting for it and he >could show Congress how much this means to us. > >Thanks again >Rose > >