OK , let us know, Nita I am going to post more about political action as soon as I talk with PAN tomorrow. Nita KEn Becker wrote: > To Nita, Clare, and all....If we can get Mr. Gates to do anything to help, it > would be a step in the right direction. I don't think what impedes finding > the cure is a lack of facilities, I think it is a lack of funding for the > existing facilities to do everything to find the answer(s), The lack of > funding is due to the general population not knowing what Parkinson's is, > what it does, and to whom! Anything that involves building an organization, > or even a building to house an organization, takes too much time. Time is > what we are battling against. I know we have enough people on this list who > could tell how much money would make the difference and where it is needed > the most. If I get a reply from Bill Gates We can start the procedure to > educate him. I will make sure he knows that a cure for PD will probably lead > to a cure for other diseases and make him a beloved man to millions of > people. I am going to try to send the email to him tonight. > Ken