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BRAVO! I went to PBS's site for the 10 minute clip. Wonderful. Thanks and Thanks for your work on this Listserv. Walt Pfiester 56/3 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Barb_MSN > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 2:53 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: PBS > > > Waaaaah! I missed Hilary's TV debut! Will there be videos of it for > sale? > > Way to GO, girlfriend! > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles T. Meyer, M.D. <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: PBS > > > >Hillary- > > > >First the report (at least the audio part of it )can be heard with > REAL AUDIO at: > > > >http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html > > > >Hillary you were just great. And- Peter as well if you are a > lurker. In addition PBS did a great > >job. That was the best report I have seen about PD made for a > general audience. I thought it was > >an excellent balance of human and scientific aspects of our illness. > They showed Hillary and Peter > >telling the difficulties they faced including Peter falling, mention > of Hillary's problem with > >social services. They balanced the optimism of Michael J. Fox with > the reality that PD kills > >through complications - but it does kill. as well as disable. They > certainly did not paint the > >picture as rosy but offered realistic hope of alleviating treatment > and future cures. It is amazing > >what good TV journalism can convey when they aren't pimarily in a > ratings battle. I think it is > >important for all of us who liked the program to email PBS to let > them know we appreciate their good > >reporting. It is the best way to get more of it. > > > >Again, Hillary -you did a great job both in getting the segment > aired and your part in it. Thanks. > > > >Charlie > > > >[log in to unmask] wrote: > > > >> Hear, Hear. > >> > >> Good job Hillary, and PBS. > >> > >> Duane Y. > > > >-- > >******************************************************************** > ********************** > >Charles T. Meyer, M.D. > >Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin > >[log in to unmask] > >******************************************************************** > ********************** > > >