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YES!!! It's with deepest thanks, I address you, Michael. AND Hilary. AND Joan-plus-PAN-folks, AND Ivan, AND Brig and Gerrri, AND Jim Cordy, AND.... AND.... errrrrrr.... Peter Morobito-with-his-service-pooch (Ohhhhh Lordy, please don't let me forget anyone who was at the hearings yesterday), well, just ALL you courageous people! IVAN was certainly there in spirit and thru his powerfully written words. THANK YOU! And thanks to all of you List members for keeping us updated about the changes in airtime on C-SPAN. WHEW! WHAT an emotional day! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Linda Warrenburg <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:19 PM Subject: Re: THANK YOU MICHAEL J FOX >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