BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. NOVEMBER 8, 2000. The American Ambulatory Mortosis Foundation (www.mortosis.com) today applauded the first election of a "pulse-challenged" person to the U.S. Senate Ð the late Governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan (1934-2000). Ted Page, acting chairman of the AAMF, said in a hastily arranged press conference at the organization's Boston headquarters, "This is a ground-breaking event that's going to open a lot of doors for the pulse-challenged. It sends a very strong message to employers - if a 'dead' person can hold high office, they can certainly hold down a steady job. And besides, the late Governor will probably perform better on the job than two-thirds of the senators now in Washington. Of course, we also extend our sympathies to the Carnahan family."

The AAMF was founded in 1999 to raise awareness of the little understood medical condition known as Ambulatory Mortosis - literally a kind of walking death that strikes dozens of Americans every year. Thousands of people have visited the foundation's web site to perform their free self-test for the 10 warning signs of the condition.

As a result of the foundation's lobbying efforts, Ambulatory Mortosis has been officially recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act.