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Paul; From the neuros we have seen, they want you be be as stupid as they are. However I think your idea is a very good one. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Lauer <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:15 PM Subject: Just an idea > Dear list: Over the weekend, I bumped into an acquaintance who I hadn't seen > in 3 or 4 years who had developed PD, as I had, in the intervening period. > After a short while, it was painfully obvious how little he knew about the > disease even though he was in his third year with it. As it happens, he and > his wife are not computerized, so my intended suggestion to get on the list > would have gone nowhere. But I began to think about all the other pwp who are > not on the list and wonder what their extent of knowledge was. Aside from > what I learn on the list directly, the references which pop up from time to > time about other sources of info are invaluable and leads one to the sites > fro information gathering. For example, I recently added 'Ask Dr. Lieberman' > to my list membership and receive as much mail from that source as from the > pienet. Anyway, I digress. I was wondering if there would be any sense in > trying to mount an informational campaign, centered say on Neuro's offices, > in an attempt to make more pwp aware of the list. Perhaps someone with PR > skills could compose a flyer which we could download (for uniformity) and > then with Neuro permission, leave a batch of them in waiting rooms or on > bulletin boards for patients to pick up. Any merit? Any other ideas? Or > should I shut up. > > Paul H. Lauer