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Oh, let it never be said that you're "anybody." I thought that this was interesting re: the Senate hearing today. Wish we could have watched the hearing but it was on C-SPAN 2 & we don't get that. Hilary is the one I told Hazel about that had Social Services take her children away from her & is continually having to fight for them. ----- Original Message ----- From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:00 PM Subject: THANK YOU MICHAEL J FOX > Today at the hearing, i was sitting at the back of the room and couldn't wee > the speakers. It was only when i saw the news this evening that i realized > quite how much courage it must have taken for Michael J Fox to appear. > Although since his 'coming out' he has not hidden the fact that eh has PD, he > has made every effort for it not to be obvious. We fellow sufferers could > recognize the tricks he used, but to the general public it was hardly > noticeable. But today, his symptoms were quite obvious. As my friend Anne so > succinctly put it ,"Why, he looked nearly as bad as you do" > > And so i thank you , Michael J Fox, for allowing yourself to be seen as one > of us, and for announcing your readiness to be part of our PD community and to > join in the fight for the cure. > > Hilary Blue