 |
 |
Oops! I hadn't yet seen Dennis' fine post when I wrote mine, and must admit HE said pretty much what I was trying to say, only HIS statement was MUCH clearer and more succinctly put than mine. Thanks for your eloquence, Dennis... Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 2:18 PM Subject: Non PD, But List-Related >Unfortunately, PD being the chronic degenerative >disease it is can make it difficult for some to come >to grips with what is a daily reality for a great many >of us. > >To those who feel shocked or scared - and >justifiably so - a reminder that by not >acknowledging or by sugar-coating the >potential reality of what some - not all, but SOME - >of us MUST cope with with in living with this >disease will NOT make it go away. > >With all due respect, I suggest you LEARN from >what is posted on the List, rather than to publicly >CHASTISE those who may share with us what is >their truth and reality about life with Parkinson's. > >There's not rule you have to LIKE what you read >on the List, (NONE of us like to be confronted >with the painful truth), but please don't respond >in strident tones of censorship to those of us >who may post something you don't like to hear. > >YOUR sensitivities and feelings have been >thoughtfully nurtured and respected here, and it >would become you if YOU would accept the fact that >everyone ELSE on the List ALSO has sensitivities >and feelings and are entitled to them. > >Hey folks - we're all in this TOGETHER and letting >one or two members dictate the route we take (with >the exception of our respective List-moms who can >jump in and speak up whenever they wanna) is giving >up something MOST of us greatly value. > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask]