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April 19, 2013
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Parkinson’s stroll raises awareness
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Spring Stroll proceeds to support disease research
by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com
Juan Labreche/ @LabrecheMode / Daily Lobo Twenty-five-year-old Chalet Cox, teacher at Christina Kent Early Childhood Center in Albuquerque, stands in preparation before taking to the catwalk at the Inaugural International Fashion Show in the SUB Thursday night. She was wearing an ensemble from Cardell McClam’s Cardelicious line of clothing. The fashion show capped off events held as part of the International Festival.
Last year, UNM physical therapy student Susan Halbig ran in the American Parkinson Disease Association 5k race to honor her father. “My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s six years ago,” she said. “For me, a way to support my dad rather than just being at home with him was to run it.” Halbig is now one of the volunteers who organized this year’s APDA Optimism Spring Stroll, to be held Sunday in UNM’s Track and Field Complex. She said that as of Tuesday, about 150 people have already registered for the event. Halbig said the event, which will feature a 5k run and a onemile stroll, will raise awareness about the disease. “A lot of people are not familiar with Parkinson’s disease other than what they see with Michael J. Fox,” she said. “I think this event is important because it shows the reality of what the disease is like.”
Halbig said a number of medical departments at UNM, such as the College of Pharmacy and the College of Nursing, will be present at the event to provide free services for people affected with the disease and give information to the general public. New Mexico APDA Program Manager Colleen Frangos said about 1 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, some 9,000 of whom are New Mexicans. Frangos said all proceeds from the event will go toward the APDA’s funding for Parkinson’s research. She said the APDA is still hoping to find a cure for the disease. “There is no cure currently for Parkinson’s disease, and there is no documented known cause,” she said. “Research is essential in figuring out this disease.” Frangos said enough resources already exist in the state for people with Parkinson’s disease and their families. She said people can find services for those afflicted by the disease at UNM’s Information and Referral Center,
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False implication in Boston bombings Jay Lindsay
The Associated Press REVERE, Mass. — A teenager said he is afraid to go outside after he was portrayed on the Internet and on the front page of the New York Post as connected to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. Photos of Salah Eddin Barhoum, 17, and friend Yassine Zaime were posted on websites whose users have been scouring marathon finish line photos for suspects. The two were also on the Post’s front Thursday with the headline: “Bag men: Feds seek these two pictured at Boston Marathon.” The Post reported later Thursday that the pair weren’t considered suspects, and the FBI has since identified two other men as suspects in Monday’s bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 180. But Barhoum, a track runner at Revere High School, said he is convinced some will blame him for the bombings no matter what. He was so fearful on Thursday that he ran back to the high school after a track meet when he saw a man in a car staring at him, talking into a phone, he said. Barhoum added that he received more than 200 messages online
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Wednesday, with one commenter from Oregon asking: “How could you do that? Did you even think about the consequences?” Barhoum said he won’t feel safe until the bombers are caught. “I’m going to be scared going to school,” Barhoum said. “Workwise, my family, everything is going to be scary.” Attempts to reach Zaime were not immediately successful. Barhoum’s father, El Houssein Barhoum, who moved his family from Morocco five years ago, said he is worried his son will be shot and fears for his wife and two young daughters. He said he can’t go to his job as a baker in Boston. “Right now, we are not secure,” he said. “The news (media), when they put something, they should be sure about the information.” In a statement, New York Post editor Col Allan said, “We stand by our story. The image was emailed to law enforcement agencies yesterday afternoon seeking information about these men, as our story reported. We did not identify them as suspects.” Barhoum said there are only two reasons he’s been labeled a suspect: his bag and his brown skin. He said he was at the marathon with Zaime hoping to run a portion of it behind the official field. They
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Salah Eddin Barhoum sits in his apartment in Revere, Mass., Thursday with a trophy he won in an athletic competition and the bag he was carrying Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The 17-year-old from Morocco, whose photograph appeared on the front page of the New York Post in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, told The Associated Press he has been afraid to go outside for fear of being blamed for Monday’s attack. took the subway, and Barhoum’s bag was for his running gear. But the pair got the address wrong and ended up at the finish line instead of where they wanted to start the race. Barhoum said they decided to stay to see the top runners, then left.
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Barhoum said that late Wednesday, friends began flagging the online photos and commenters started their work. He said he was so upset, he visited police early Thursday to clear his name. He said they advised him to restrict access to his Facebook account.
When the Post published the photo later Thursday, a bad situation got worse, Barhoum said. “It hurts because the person who did it must be happy right now, looking at the people who are getting blamed,” he said. “And I’m one of them.”
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