McDonnell's relationship to Lyme

[Guest guest]

She is the offical spokesperson for lyme for the Lyme

Association. Her I believe brother in law or a cousin

died of lyme.

--- Connie Siese <Cslyme@...> wrote:

> HI,

>

> MJF tested positive for Lyme many years ago, I

> think I originally read

> the " original " article on Art Doherty's site at

> geocities. But one of the

> " other " doctors told him he couldn't possibly have

> lyme. He still doesn't

> have a clue when others on his TV set came down with

> " Parkinsons " SHEESH.

> Art has probably 10,000 articles. Don't ever give

> up. Start a support

> group in your area.........be your own group, have

> control over your own

> donations. United we stand. It is a matter of

> plugging away at it a little

> at a time. Try and get a reporter to do a story on

> you that will bring

> attention to Lyme in your area. You wouldn't believe

> how many people will

> call. Just start as a grass roots group until you

> are sure what your goals

> are.Write to all those people again. If they get

> enough letters they may

> listen. I always do paper letters, not e-mail, they

> can delete it, but

> someone has to open the paper letter. I kept

> checking the big office supply

> stores sale and clearance tables and got some super

> nice expensive stuff for

> almost nothing. Keep your letters to the

> point...........don't tell every

> single detail......one to one and a half pages in

> good print is good. Get

> their attention.Quote anything you can that is true

> and you can back up.

> Always thank them for their time.

>

> Now that I have rattled on......I guess I should

> start my letter campaigns

> again. You may always write to me privately and I

> will help.

>

> Hugs,

> Connie, Michigan

> [ ] Re: Question - national

> recognition day?

>

>

> >

> > OH,

> > R. Gere the big movie star?

> > Has he supposedly felt bad?

> >

> > I knew MJ Fox had Parkinson. Does he give any

> reconigition to that

> > being from lyme?

> >

> > I know that Amy Tan has spoken about it. I heard

> something about the

> > actress Mcdonald speaking but I didn't know

> if she had a

> > connection to the illness.

> > Well as sad as it is there is going to be others.

> >

> >

> >

> >> >> Sandy,

> >> >>

> >> >> Yes. We need to raise conciousness. I would

> recommend a grass

> >> >> roots target marketing campiagn where we would

> send letters and

> >> >> emails to targeted decision makers in D.C., at

> the same time try

> >> > and

> >> >> get some celebrity sponsorship (perhaps

> writing Oprah, Montel

> >> >> , The Ellen DeGeneres Show...) and

> then follow it up by a

> >> >> March on Washington. We need to get the word

> out to anyone that

> >> > has

> >> >> been effected to join us, either the ones

> effected families or

> >> >> friends.

> >> >>

> >> >> If that's what you had in mind let me know how

> I can help.

> >> >>

>

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