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Hi Will: Interesting information. I may consider it myself, so that this diabolical disease will have served some useful purpose (at least in terms of research) BUT I hope you meant to say that you hope your personal brain retrieval will NOT take place in the near future. Carole H. --- will johnston <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Listmembers and others with PD or similar brain > disease > > > Johns Hopkins University/Hospital needs PD brains > for research and study. > Johns Hopkins is a recipient of some of the Udall > funding, and that will be > paying the expense for brain retrieval. > > The cost to the donor or heirs of the donor will be > ZERO. Some pre-planning > is needed. The donor has the choice of donating the > entire body or brain > only. With the brain only, there is no visible > damage to the donor which > might interfere with an open casket funeral service. > > Brain removal will be done at Johns Hopkins in > Baltimore at no expense to > the family if death is within two hours or so from > Baltimore. When death > occurs more than two hours from Baltimore, Johns > Hopkins will arrange for > the removal at some medical facility in that area, > all at Johns Hopkins > expense. > > I have agreed to make this donation myself, but hope > that actual donation > will take place in the near future. The decision to > donate body parts at > death must be pre-planned by the donor and family. > > For more information and forms, contact me and I > will put you in contact > with the proper people at Hopkins. > > Will Johnnston > A.P.D.A. DelMarVA Chapter Pres. > 4049 Oakland School Road > Salisbury MD 21804 USA 410-543-0110 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com