FYI:
welcome to the newest PARKINSN list-member and cyber-sibling!
hello!
i am janet paterson [one tee]
sometimes known as the list-elf
sometimes known as the nerdette list-mom
please accept my greetings and warm welcome to what i consider
one of the finest sources of information and support
for people with parkinson's [PWP]
and their caregivers [CG]
barb patterson [two tees - no relation!]
sometimes known as the founding list-mom
established this mailing list in november 1993
i discovered it in october 1995 and count that discovery
as a turning point for me in dealing with my own pd
here are some list caveats:
beware flames:
robust and frank discussions - yes
personal attacks - no
beware sales pitches:
no overt commercial soliciting
no covert commercial soliciting
beware all netniks:
please note that none of us are medicos:
discussions here should not be construed as 'professional advice'
beware incoming e-mail:
we currently have 1800 members worldwide:
list message volume can vary anywhere from 20 to 60 messages per day
this is my favourite PIEnet list description:
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>i cannot see the volume as a 'problem'
>whether there are 30 messages in one day or in one hour
>whether they are all about pd or not
>whether they are all about snake oil or not
>
>they reflect the living breathing organism
>which is this cyber-family
>
>we are not a corporation bound by company rulebooks and standards
>we are not a school bound by a curriculum and exams
>
>we are part of a new frontier of democracy
>where each one of us has
>the same opportunity to be heard as everyone else
>and
>the same right to speak as everyone else
>
>personally
>i find it awe-inspiring just as it is
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below
please find a welcome message from barb patterson
along with our current PIEnet subscription instructions
please contact me if you have any questions or need more info
or visit the PIEnet section of my website [see below]
which i have dedicated to this marvel of a medium
janet
janet paterson
52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/>
e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>
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Welcome!
You have joined the PARKINSN mailing list also known as the Parkinson Information Exchange Network [PIEnet].
Please send a message to the list members (if you want to) introducing yourself and any Parkinson's-related topics you would like.
Let me introduce myself. I am a secretary for six faculty members in the School of Nursing, McMaster University. In September, 1992, I was diagnosed as having Parkinson's ... hence my interest in this list.
My purpose in starting the list was the exchange of information about Parkinson's. The list rapidly changed into the largest support group I know. Besides its original purpose, the list has become 'a means of feeling connected' to other members... a way of feeling we're not alone... of making the road of life with pd easier to bear.
I have always felt that we hear each other better on the list because we can't see each other. Symptoms, age, colour, race, don't interfere. The list knows no countries, has nothing to do with money... there's no "what's in it for me?" But these same qualities mean our words are open to misinterpretation. Since others can't see our wry smile or wink or hear our tone of voice, a goal of keeping it "short & sweet" can result in appearing abrupt. Also, the same word can have different meanings and different shades of meaning to different people in different areas of the world so care must be taken in writing and reading of the messages..
Be kind. Be honest. Share the time fairly.... if you think you have taken more than your share of the list resources, you just might have. Keep it generally related to Parkinson's. Don't abuse the generosity of the University of Toronto's free gift of the list. Don't include all of the message to which you are replying. Use plain text with no attachments. Wash your hands with soap before you eat. :) In other words, use the same common courtesy that you would elsewhere.
We need everyone's voices if we are going to make a difference in the care & treatment of pd and the motivation and funding of research. Speak up. Tell your story. Ask your questions. Answer questions. Debate/argue about the answers. Debate/argue about the
goals, administration, day-to-day functioning of the list. Tell a joke... but please don't attempt to silence anyone else's voice.
The messages on the Parkinsn list may be personal but they are NOT private... never have been. The illusion of privacy when using email is just that: an illusion.
Never, in the known history of this planet, has this kind of relationship existed. We meet in a place that has no walls. We talk to our friends whom we have never seen. We care deeply for other members whom we will never physically hug. Folks, we're making it up as we go along so any rules have to be flexible.
I hope you enjoy your involvement with the PIEnet.
Barb
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Barbara Patterson [log in to unmask]
HSC 2J22 905-525-9140, ext. 22403
School of Nursing
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subscription instructions
the short version
the following is the text version
of information available on the World Wide Web at:
<http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/pienet/subs/>
updated 1999/07/19
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