Our response to Archbishop Desmond Tutu: er, um ??

[Ivan M Suzman <cureit@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear Parkinson's List members,

  The following letter is being sent again. It suggests that if you wish
to write a comment to Archbishop Tutu about helping us in A p r i l , a
posting to our List would probably be best at the moment.

The original text somehow did not show on my screen, so I am re-sending
it, in case those of us who wish to comment also had blank screens.

   I am getting worried that Archbishop Tutu, a MAJOR  world religious
leader, is being, er, umm, not being taken seriously enough by us folks..
 Why are there so few responses?  Or  am I just a little anxious? Is his
color an issue that blocks some of us??

Please try to respond.  I need to know your thoughts.

  Thank you,

Ivan Suzman


^^^^^^  WARM GREETINGS  FROM  ^^^^^^^^^^^^  :-)
 Ivan Suzman        49/39/36       cureit@xxxxxxxx   :-)
 Portland, Maine    land of lighthouses        27   deg. F   :-)
********************************************************************

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: cureit@xxxxxxxx
To: lambs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: parkinsn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:48:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Update
Message-ID: <19990224.214822.-237551.5.cureit@xxxxxxxx>

Dear Mary Ann, Maryhelen, Stephan and other listmembers,

   I talked with Archbishop Desmond Tutu's office
 twice more. today, at Emory University.  They are VERY
receptive, and distinctly compassionate.

   I am trying to do everything they need, humbly and completely.

  I believe that YOUR e-mail messages to him could be quite helpful.
I feel that placing these messages on our List would be  better
than e-mailing his office directly.  This tactic
 would help me  to know what Listmembers are thinking
about his potential involvement with us.

  I  also mailed him a long, personal letter, which he had requested.
I asked him to do whatever he felt he could do. I emphasized April,
because it is Parkinson's Awareness Month. I wrote about
how truly difficult it is for most of us PWP's to be heard.

 I hope that he can help us visibly. I am actually VERY uneasy
tonight, because I do not want to push.

  I am hoping that I am letting him lead the way.
  I will follow what he tells me to do.  (I know, I know, Ivan the
follower??)

 So, I am keeping my fingers crossed that I am doing this job
sensitively. .

   Ivan Suzman

On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 11:48:05 -0500 "Bent Willow" <lambs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>Ivan wrote:
>> Archbishop Tutu and I talked about World Parkinson's Day, April
>11,and
>>about ./..(CUT)