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> > Hilary Blue wrote: > > > > > > This is fantastic news! > > PWPs testifying before the Senate! > > . WOW.! > > And Michsel J Fox one of them > > .He is a good spokesman. > > Everybody knwos who he is. > > But is he neccessarily the best > > representative? NO , I am not saying not to have him > > - he is a wonderful choice. > > But I'm just wonderiong who the others will be. > The names that come to my mind are -- > Joan Snyder > Ivan Suzman, > Bob "Tex" ARmintrout , > Barbara Mallut,. > > Brig and Gerrie Haines, > Ted and Carol Melser, > Gina Cass > and many many others- > people who right now > are suffering the effects of PD - > not the rich and the famous > who have all the amenities > to make things as comfortable as possible, > but ... > those whose lives are being shattered - > losing their homes, > their marriages, > their jobs, > their children to foster care, > not getting adequate care in the home, > fighting for SSI, that is rightfully theirs, > fighting the airports just to travel in a wheelchair, > fighting the hospitals for the treatment they deserve - > > > all because of this disease. .... > > Hilary Blue (50, 26, 17) > > ************************************************************ > > > ROBERT A MARTONE wrote: > > > > > > List > > > > > > Just heard that Michael J. Fox, and probably two of our best > > > advocates will be testifying next Tuesday before the Senate > > > Labor HHS appropriations committee. The session as I > > > understand it will be devoted to PD. This is an incredible > > > achievement and when it is announced officially should be > > > greeted with much enthusiam and hope by all in the PD > > > community. While I did not see the Rosie O' show today I am > > > told that he may have mentioned something about it in his > > > comments. > > > > > > Regards,0 > > > Bob Martone > > > http://www.kingwoodcable.com/martone > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Ca > > > Subject: MJFox > > > 0 MJFox today on the Rosie O'Donnell > > > show - just talked about > > > more funds needed and the NYCity PD walk - > > > hmmmm...too bad -