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Barb P.: Such excellent ideas. Such obviously effective ways to make our voices heard it makes me wonder why I didn't think of them. Guess that's why you're the ListMom. Carole H. --- Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Now, that I have had my Canadian vote counted re the > US election, I would > like to expand on it a bit. I think we have to try > anything and > everything to continue to bring pd out in the public > eye. I don't know > if this effort will result in good things for the pd > community, but I DO > know that if we sit back and be complacent about our > situation, no one is > going to fix it for us. The 'what's in it for them' > question has many > answers, I'm sure. One of the answers is 'votes'; > another 'publicity' > which again = 'votes'. > > This cyber-medium of communicating and sharing is > just beginning to flex > its muscles. We don't know its power yet. But if > we don't use it, we'll > never know. > > So, instead of endlessly discussing just precisely > what this list is for, > let us USE it in any way we can to get pd right in > the face of > candidates, elected officials, the guy next door, > the local newspaper ... > anyone who can influence and increase research > dollars. If each of us > does something, or influences another to do > something, there will be at > least 1800 occasions where at least one other person > learned what living > with pd is like. > > We may not have as big an audience as Michael J. Fox > or Janet Reno or > Muhammed Ali but we can't expect them to do it all. > We have to capitalize > on their publicity. When MJF appears on tv talking > about pd, let the > show/network/sponsors know how much you appreciate > it. When Janet Reno is > interviewed and questions are asked about how pd > affects her life, rather > than try to decide how she 'should' have replied, > write a letter to the > network/newspaper letting them know how pd affects > YOUR life and the > lives of other pwp's. When Muhammed Ali appeared on > 'Touched by an > Angel' and when he lit the Olympic Flame, he showed > many people all over > the world what pd looks like (and his own personal > courage). > > I hope each one of us is praying for MJ Fox, Joan & > Jim & Ivan that the > most powerful, effective words will come to them to > use on Monday. > > Barb > > > > > > =========================================================================== > Barbara Patterson > [log in to unmask] > HSC 2J22 > 905-525-9140, ext. 22403 > School of Nursing > =========================================================================== > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com