The Source in the Information Age

[rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Fellow List Members:

Every day I wake up to tens of emails that inform me about stem cell research 
and the politics of stem cell research.  Throughout the day I get more.  And if 
they are not there, I get upset.  What has happened to Diane Wyshak, I'm 
worrying.  Where is she?  So  I rely on another behind-the-scenes person like 
"bj" to help me track her down.  Whew!!!  She's visiting family and will return 
soon to the computer she uses so well to keep us knowledgable and in touch with 
others, such as Don C. Reed in CA,  involved in the fight for cures.

Diane transmits tons of info, pro and con, in order to try to get us all on the 
same page and educated about the issues.  She takes on this monumental task for 
her children, grandchildren, and son-in-law who has Type 1 diabetes.  So if 
you've enjoyed or been informed by any of my news posts - well, they all come 
courtesy of Diane.

The PIENO site is not the only one to benefit from Diane's efforts.  She 
promotes other sites such as stemcellaction.org, stemcellbattles.com and by 
sending articles to Steve Meyer who posts them on StemCellInformation at Yahoo 
groups so that people there know what is going on.  She has enabled me many 
times to rebut the lie that adult stem cells are successfully treating 
Parkinson's disease.

She has worked with a legal group that was instrumental in passing stem cell 
research legislation in Massachusetts.  In the current critical election cycle, 
she has made it her mission to inform political candidates in the primaries and 
the general election about stem cell research. She has made it possible for us 
to access educational videos and to contribute to political campaigns in states 
other than our own.

In this "Information Age" we are fortunate to have someone on our side who can 
keep us up-to-date and involved with issues that affect our lives.  Although 
Diane protests that she "just transmits information" it is the source  without 
which advocacy would be impossible.

The more I learn about what our List members are doing on our behalf, the more 
upbeat I become.  If we don't win in November it will not be because  people 
like Diane didn't try.  Thank you, Diane, for keeping hope for cures alive.

Ray



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