HI JEANNE, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW PATTI KNEW ONLY 3 OF US KNEW.IT JUST WAS FATE. IT JUST ALL FELL IN PLACE. THEY HAD A FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL HERE. THEY HAD ALOT OF STARS HERE FOR THE GALA ON SATURDAY NIGHT. OPRAH WAS IN THE PLAY. I GOT TO SIT IN THE PRESS BOX I MET SO MANY STARS THE PLAY WAS ABOUT WOMANS SEXUALITY AND THE VAGINA.THE WOMAN WHO WROTE THE BOOK WAS ON TV A FEW TIMES BEFORE EXPLAINING IT. I HAD NO INTEREST INTO GOING.MY FRIEND SAID COME ON IT WILL BE FUN. I WENT NOT KNOWING I WOULD MEET THE STARS MUCH LESS OPRAH. I TOLD HER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME AND SHE TOLD ME TO WRITE SOMETHING UP AND DEBBIE MY FRIEND PROOF READ IT AND SENT IT TO HER .I LET JUDE LISTEN TO IT AS I READ IT ON THE PHONE.SHE SAID I DID A GOOD JOB. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WHEN ITS GOING TO AIR. SHE IS ALL BOOKED UP AND HAVE SO MANY SHOWS TAPED, PLUS HER OBLIGATIONS AND HER INVOLVMENT WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE. SO THAT IS WHY I SAID IT COULD BE AWHILE BEFORE WE ARE CONTACTED THE INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY COALITION WELCOME! GUNNY HAS ASKED ME MANY TIMES I ALWAYS REFUSED. WHEN HE DID SO MUCH FOR JUDE HE ASKED AGAIN I SAID YES. FOR JUDE AND AFTER SEEING THE DOCTOR PHIL SHOW ON MRSA AND STAPH. LINDA AND I THE ONLY PERSON WHO SAID THEY SAW THE SHOW MADE MY DECISION.OF COURSE I DID IT FOR ALL TM PATIENTS AND MR. LUBIN WHO STARTED THIS WONDERFUL SITE.SO KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED IT WILL NOT BE TO LONG FROM NOW. THEY HAVE TO GET DR.KERR WHO HE WANTS ON, MR. LUBIN IF NECESSARY CLOSED VIA SATELLITE. I WOULD LIKE ONE OF MY DOCTORS TO GO ON. I DO NOT CARE IF I GO ON. IF THEY WANT ME I WILL .THERE ARE SO MANY MORE IMPORANT PEOPLE WHO KNOW MORE MAYBE THEY COULD DO ME AND MY DOCTORS VIA SATTELITE.IT WILL TAKE ALOT OF PLANNING WHEN WE ARE NOTIFIED. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TM AND TO GET RESEARCH FOR IT TO BENEFIT US ALL AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT PRESIDENT WILL UNDERSTAND STEM CELL RESEARCH. IT WAS JUST PURE LUCK THAT IS ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE IT GOES THE WAY I WANT IT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS US ALL AND THE DOCTORS AT JOHN HOPKINS AND ANYONE WHO HAD A PART IN GETTING THESE SITES STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 TIAD PAM
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