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Very quickly, as I am worn out from working and emotionally drained, the PAN Action Forum in Washington DC was, I think, a huge success. The people there were wonderful, as always, lots of new faces and some old(not age wise). Hopefully, we succeeded in making our story important to congress, if that didn't happen, it certainly wasn't our fault. The leadership was great too, each time we attend I am always amazed at the stories of the individuals there, if only each one could testify before congress, they would surely see the pain in the PWP's faces and know this a real tragedy that is happening to real victims. I know there will be lots of posts from participants but please know all of you, that there are real people out there working for you in this situation, in the Alliance, in Pennies for Parkinson's, and in any other group that you can name. They walk the halls of congress, they distribute cans for money, they plan fundraisers, they speak to support groups, they travel distances to inform others, they write letters, they telephone, they tell their story. Please join them in some way........... Gerry Haines