Todd, Carey, Peg, and all,
Todd - what a great video!!!
Yes this fractured PD establishment only hurts us.
It has been so hard just promoting Karen Painter's PD Tulip for awareness for Parkinson's! When I made the youtube video for the Tulip, I stepped on many organizational "toes" because some were offended that I said that Pwp didn't have their own symbol. Well did we? If we did then, I sure didn't know about it. But I hope we do now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGRzsxnUzQ
And all I was trying to do was say: Let's work together. Let's use this symbol to represent us ALL. Let's set aside these arbitrary boundaries.
So whatever I can do to remedy this situation - sign me up! Let me know what I can do. ENOUGH! We need to work together.
And Carey, in addition to the 7 national orgs, Arizona has 4 state PD orgs. And how many in California? Or Washington? Sheesh!