RE: Introduction -- PR Media Coverage

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Steve and CR Support List ALL:

Like Steve, it was the same for me with diabetes.

It was because of my family history of the disease

that I first became interested in CR. Now we

know that adult onset diabetes II is not a

" disease " of the classic type at all, but simply

a result for most people of poor dietary choice.

My sister has pre-diabetes now in her 40's.

And my Aunt Stella died of diabetes. Two of

my brothers, 8 and 10 years younger than I,

are already going prematurely bald, or are

already fully bald. They both weigh between

225 to 275 Lbs.

I weigh 125, and have a full head of hair.

I am not better than anyone else -- just thankful

that like Steve, that I happened to discover CR,

and had others to show me the value and the CR way.

I do feel that we have an obligation to support

new people on our List, and to take a pro-active

stance to make the CR message more broadly known

to a broader cross-section of the Public.

Those willing to dare to stick their necks out

to interact with the media (who can sometimes

be unkind and maybe even heartless), I greatly

respect.

Francesca (Skelton) and Bob Cavanaugh come to

mind for their personal publicity efforts.

Will there be more like them. I bet there will be!

Francesca has considerable PR (Public Relations)

experience and skill. Bob interfaced with the

newspaper media recently, and has a nice Internet

posting that I believe is cross referenced on

our Internet site. Francesca's PR work was also

featured on the Internet (was it the NY Times?).

We really should make sure that each person who

is featured on the Internet has a slot on our

CR Society website. Perhaps Francesca, who is

good friends with Suzi Katz, our Internet site

designer and implementer, can get some of these

people recognized, to include her own contribution.

In the future, we should remember each one, and

not forget the past ones who have been featured

in news media coverage.

PR work is not easy, and those enthusiastic souls

who undertake the cause earn our respect.

-- Warren

> On 24 Jul 2002, Steve Sergeant wrote:

>

> Hi! I just joined this CR Support group.

>

> I'm a 6' 1 " , 44 year-old male, currently 198 pounds.

> All of my still-living elders in my family contracted

> type II diabetes in their 40's. Two of my four

> grandparents died of colon cancer, and my

> mother is recovering from it. So far, I'm free

> of those ailments...