What hopeful news! Carole H. --- Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Really good news. thank you for passing it on. Nita > > Charles T. Meyer, M.D. wrote: > > > Everyone > > > > I received a call from Jim Cordy last night who sounded > as excited as I have ever heard him. He returned from a > tour of NIH-NINDS and was quite impressed with the people > there and what he had learned.. Apparently all of our > hard work has not been in vain. He met with the head of > NINDS I believe Dr. Fishbach, who assured him - and Jim > believes him- that they are committed to a cure to PD as > a goal and he talked to someone who gives out grants and > she told him that everything that comes through her > office that has to do with PD and has any merit at all is > funded. > > > > Also he met with Sen. Wellstone of who told him that > the pressure on congress has worked and Sen Wellstone > wanted to be sure all the organizations were coming from > the same place- which they are. > > > > I thanked Jim (and his hourglass) for his testimony > before the congressional committee along with MJF. Both > have done a great job for PWP along with PAN and deserve > our kudos. > > > > Charles T. Meyer, M.D. > > Middleton(Madison) WI > > [log in to unmask] > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com