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Nina, Thanks. Ivan On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 14:05:54 -0500 "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Dear Ivan, >The following fax was sent today. Congratulations...Joe and I >hope it helps. Keep up the good work. > >Dear Mr. Ciganek, >Ivan Suzman, who has Parkinson’s disease was interviewed Tuesday for >WPXT-TV. He has an important story to tell and many of us feel it >deserves as wide an audience as possible and should be broadcast >nationwide. > >When I was 44 years old I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s >is > >a progressive neurological disorder that destroys the brain cells >controlling motor function. The available treatment only partially >alleviates the resulting stiffness, tremor and slowness of movement >that > >can eventually leave its victims unable to walk, to talk, even to >move. > >I have worked with Ivan as an advocate for the Morris K. Udall >Parkinson’s Research Act that was signed into law last November >authorizing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund up to $100 >million in “research focused on Parkinson’s disease.” As of this >date, >the Act has not been properly funded. > >The estimated cost of Medicare, disability, etc. to our country is $25 >BILLION dollars a year, which comes down to $63 million a DAY. The >Udall act could be funded in less than two days! Experts continue to >tell us that they could find a cure if they had the funds necessary >for >research. Having PD is comparable to having polio. You’re a prisoner >in your own body. We found the cure for polio. Iron lungs are a >thing >of the past and PD could be as well. >This country would find the money for people that just suffered >through >a hurricane or other natural disaster but doesn't consider it a >disaster > >that every nine minutes another person is diagnosed with this horribly >debilitating disease.There couldn't be a more compassionate, more >compelling, more economical way to spend our tax dollars! > >Ivan has a lot to share and I’m sure your viewers around the country >will appreciate having seen it. > >Thank you, >Nina Brown ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************