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This is a very iomportant occasion - in fact it could be one of the most signifcany things to have happened in quite a while. For this might - and I hope it will - be the breakthrough leading to the educatioon of medical personnel into the special peculiarities and requirements of PWPa that so oftten lead to misundestandings, and midsiagnoses. and mis-treatments .As much as we need money for reassearcn, we need to be recognissed for what and who we are. The doctor, and the lawyer and the social worker need to knoow that the blank expressionless face does not mean a lack of concern or interest. And we're not being crotchetty when we demand our medicine exactly on time.And we dont always function at the same level of efficiency.Sometimes in our grand campaigns and petitions, we get so swept up by the immnsity of it all, that we forget that a crowd is made up of individuals, each with his or her individual problems. And yes, we all need the cure, but we each need help on an individual basis too. And this is a good place to start. Hilary Blue. ***************** judith richards wrote: > > Company Press Release > > National Parkinson Foundation Forms 'Alliance to Cure Parkinson's > Disease' with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs > > ,,,,,,disease as well as improving the treatment of Parkinson patients who are > a part of the Veterans Health Service. I am truly grateful that the > National Parkinson > Foundation is a partner in this endeavor.'' > . . . . > ,,,,,,.includes the provision of CME training for physicians, employed by the > .Veterans Health Service who treat patients with Parkinson Disease. It > also includes the development of symposia which will focus on advances > in the understanding and treatment of Parkinson's disease targeted to > VHS professionals, provision for public dissemination of information on > Parkinson's disease research and treatment programs of the VHS, and > collaboration on research strategies that offer promise of new therapies > that will lead to improved treatments and eventually the cure for > Parkinson's disease. >