^^^^^^  WARM GREETINGS  FROM  ^^^^^^^^^^^^  :-)
 Ivan Suzman        50/39/36       [log in to unmask]      :-)
 Portland, Maine    land of lighthouses    windy, H11 deg. F   :-)
Bitterly Cold   BRRRRRRR!
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 Hi Margie and Dick,

I wonder if a PD-causing virus (HDV), once firmly established,
 could provide PWP's with immunity to colds, flus, and even  AIDS.
Maybe the  proposed HDV virus blocks out all the other viruses, up to a
point.

I was a sickly child, in bed for  6 months with mononucleosis, at age 6.

However,  I became robust and strong, in my  twenties.
.

I never have tried amantadine.

I now have no common colds, no flus,
NONE, in the last 10 years, except for a 1/2 day of sneezes
perhaps  once a year. Never get the sniffles.

Even with quick changes iin body heat, including
"hypothermia" I still don't get colds. I have noticed
that when I am cold, my hands shake, but I do
NOT shiver and am never congested.

I wonder if it is the eldepryl (selegeline).  Or the endless
orange juice, grapefruit juice, and fruit sodas I love.

Does Dick drink TONS of OJ, citrus fruits,  etc?? Use
eldepryl or amanadine??

Ivan
:-0

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:20:54 -0500 Dick Swindler <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Ivan and Greg -
>
>People in our support group noticed and commented on the fact that PWP
>seem
>to have strong immune systems.  In Dick's case, although he has had PD
>for 18
>years, his seeming immunity was present even in childhood.  He didn't
>even
>get chicken-pox when exposed multiple times.  On very rare occasions,
>he'll
>have mild, short-lived symptoms of something the rest of us think
>we're dying
>from.  <grin>
>
>I wonder if any researchers are investigating whether PWP truly do
>have
>better immunity than average, and if so, why.
>
>Margie Swindler
>
>home design and remodeling/blueprints/miniatures/model railroads