Re: Welcome

["Bonnie Cunningham, R.N." <bcunning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Barb and List Serv members:

Thank you for welcoming me to the PARKINSN list. Although this is my first
posting here, I have been reading and observing with interest for the last
few days.

I am a Registered Nurse and I am the Patient Services Director for the
National Parkinson Foundation, headquartered in Miami. I deal with anything
that has to do with the needs of a PWP, such as assistance in locating a
Movement Disorders Specialist, Parkinson Support Groups, local information
and how to obtain the various types of assistance needed. I oversee our
open forum and I respond to phone calls and letters to the Foundation that
deal with the above as well as medication questions.  Sometimes, I am here
just to lend a shoulder and provide emotional support, something we all need!

Not only do I have a professional interest in Parkinson's, but a personal
interest as my mother has Parkinson's.  Knowing that I can assist someone
who has the same devastating illness as my mother, brings me great
satisfaction.  Also, because I am the daughter of a PWP, I fully
understand, as I have had, and still have, the gamut of emotions and issues
that face family members.

I look forward to reading and learning from the postings on the PARKINSN
list.  Again, thanks for the welcome!

Bonnie Cunningham, R.N.
Patient Services Director
National Parkinson Foundation
1-800-327-4545

Dear Bonnie:

Welcome to the PARKINSN list.  Please send a message to the list
(if you want to) introducing yourself and any Parkinson's-related
topics you would like.

Let me introduce myself.  I am a secretary for six faculty members
in the School of Nursing, McMaster University.  In September, 1992,
I was diagnosed as having Parkinson's...hence my interest in this
list.

I have appended the guide below this message.  I hope you enjoy
your involvement with the PARKINSN list.

Barb