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Do you think these shows have helped Bob deal with Parkinson’s and remain hopeful? How’s he doing these days? Funny enough, as I am typing this, The Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” is playing on the radio/BBC as I am in a hotel room near Birmingham, England on the Light of Day Europe tour. These shows over the years have certainly helped to keep Bob’s spirit up and he has kept our spirits up just the same. He has pushed himself and continues to do so, and when those of us closely in- volved see that it motivates us to keep our eye on the prize. The prize is a cure. I am personally not that interested in better medication, though I certainly understand the upside of that. I want to see a cure. Not just in my lifetime but within 5-10 years so all these folks I have met through our work can hopefully return back to a lifestyle that they led before having Parkinson’s disease. I so look forward to that day and can’t wait to celebrate in that scientific stride as I believe other neurological ailments will follow suit. It will hap- Mike Peters Of The Alarm Performs “Spirit Of ‘76” New Jersey Stage Dece mber 2014 pg 72