Re: Information/Parkinson's Disease

[Judith Guion <jguion@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Jerry,

Thank you, sincerely, for this list.  I have had a very difficult time
obtaining any such information locally.  I will pass this on to my
parents and will make contacts myself.

Judith

On Fri, 11 Nov 1994 JerryhG@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Several people including Judith Guion and Don Fagin have indicated an
> interest in learning all they can about PD so it seemed that it might be
> timely to repeat here information on the various Parkinson's Disease
> Associations. Each one provides a vast amount of written information on PD,
> and will make this available to patients and caregivers free on request. Most
> also have regular newletters that periodically offer up to date infomation
> and guidance. The literature provided by each group is quite different, and I
> suggest you phone or write and ask to be put on their mailing lists. Of
> course, they also solicit contributions which are used to fund research and
> defray other costs, but these contributions are voluntary.
>  The associations are listed below.
>
> The American Parkinson's Disease Association
> 60 Bay Street
> Staten Island, NY 10301
> (800) 223-2732
>
> United Parkinson Foundation
> 833 West Washington Boulevard
> Chicago, IL 60607
> (312) 733-1893
>
> Parkinson's Disease Foundation
> 650 West 168th Street
> New York, NY 10032-9982
> (800) 457-6676
>
> National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
> 1501 N.W. Ninth Avenue
> Miami, FL 33136
> (800) 327-4545
>
> In addition, many local support groups publish excellent newsletters and most
> public libraries have excellent current books including such works as "Living
> Well with Parkinson's Disease" by Glenna Atwood, "Parkinson's Disease" by
> Lieberman and Williams, and "Parkinson's Disease: the Mystery, the Search and
> the Promise" by Sue Dauphin.
>
> Jerry Gleason  (JerryhG@xxxxxxx)
>