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Hi, Thanks to being a part of this list, and all of you sharing your ideas and information, I followed in many of your footsteps and sent a few e-mail messages, made a couple of phone calls and was able to get Gov. Davis of California to sign a proclamation declaring April as Parkinson's Disease awareness month. My State Sen. Sher's letter and the Proclamation follow: _______________ Subject: FWD: Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 15:20:01 -0700 (PDT) From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] April 9, 1999 Dear Ms. Mancuso, Thank you for contacting my office about declaring April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. I forwarded your request on to Governor Gray Davis and he agreed with you. Please accept the enclosed Governor's Proclamation declaring April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. I also want to thank you for your efforts in advocating for increased public awareness of this disease. Please keep up the good work. Sincerely, BYRON D. SHER Senator, 11th District ________________________ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA P R 0 C L A M A T 10 N By the Governor of the State of California WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system affecting more than one million people in the United States; and WHEREAS, Parkinson's disease results in major symptoms, originally described in 1817 by an English physician, Dr. James Parkinson, who called it "Shaking Palsy," characterized by spontaneous movements, difficulty walking, and tremors; and WHEREAS, the pathological and biochemical changes in the brain of Parkinson's patients were identified in 1960, opening the way to the first effective medication for the disease; and WHEREAS, both men and women are affected by Parkinson's disease, though the frequency of Parkinson's disease is considerably higher in people who are more than 50 years old, even though there is an increase of patients in their 30's and 40's; and WHEREAS, in consideration of the increased life expectancy in this country and worldwide, an increasing number of people will live with Parkinson's disease; NOW, THEREFORE, 1, GRAY DAVIS, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim April 1999 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month." IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 29th day of March 1999. Gray Davis Governor of California ATTEST: Bill Jones Secretary of State ______________ Again, thanks for sharing and inspiring, Ann