Hi, folks,

Just asking again if there a
is any person from  the Tulsa  area
who is reading this message
 who could help a Tulsa family
with a hospitalized PWP.

   They have asked me to be the
channel to pass to them a phone
number of anyone who could help .

Ivan Suzman
52/39/35






>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:14:26 -0700
> From:    Thomas Hunter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: NEW
>
> I suppose that I should introduce myself. I am new to the list. I am
> =
> just looking to for some personal views about what people are going
> =
> through and what they think about Parkinsons and related info. I am
> a =
> young mother of 3 1/2 children. My husband and I recently moved in
> with  =
> my father to help take care of him. He was diagnosed with
> Parkinsons. He =
> is now diagnosed with "Parkinsons Plus".  I am doing the research =
> routine but I wanted to get a personal view from people who actually
> =
> have to first hand opinions and knowledge of Parkinsons and
> Parkinsons =
> Plus.=20
> Thanks. V
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:49:29 -0700
> From:    "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Care list
>
> ESPECIALLY FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE  PIEN LIST, here's information
> about CARE !
>
>
> CARE (Caregivers Are Really Essential) is a sublist of the main PD
> list. It
> is especially for caregivers (CGs) of  Parkinsonians (PWPs). The
> need for
> such a list was evident from feelings expressed on the PD list that
> there
> are times when CGs need to be able to "let off steam" in a place
> where they
> will not upset their PWPs. Some of us have CareGiver support groups,
> where
> we can safely express feelings, get practical support, and share
> experiences but some do not. The CARE list , as a "virtual support
> group",
> serves this need, but DOES NOT shut off the participation of CGs on
> the
> main list.
>
>
> CGs who want to join CARE, where there is much less traffic than on
> the
> main list, may do so as follows:
>
>
>   Send  in body of post  (not on subject line) to:
>          [log in to unmask]
>
>
> this command:  subscribe CARE  your full name
>
>
>   no signature, please.
>
>
> You will be added to the list, and will receive further
> instructions.
>
>
> If you have problems,     for CARE ask Camilla Flintermann
> <[log in to unmask]>
>                        or Jeff Jones (co-owner)
> <[log in to unmask]>
> ********************
>
>
> Camilla Flintermann, former CG for Peter 83/70/55
>                       Oxford, Ohio
>              <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>             on the web at
> http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html
>
>                 "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of
> Parkinsonians ! "
>             And visit the CARE webring at http://www.pdcaregiver.org
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 08:26:22 +0200
> From:    =?iso-8859-2?Q?Olga_R=F3naky?= <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: No enough breath
>
> Dear JoAnn, Pat, Emily, Debra and everybody who cared me in his/her
> thoughts,
>
>  - thanks for your caring words. Hans was so helpful that he
> forwarded my
> help-message to dr. Abe L. and the doc  was so kind to answer my
> questions
> by return of post.
> I've sent both Hans's and dr. Abe's  hypothesis to my local doc,
> hope she is
> taking into account these theories and will discuss with my neuro.
>
> Though I take all the medicines given me getting some relief still I
> cannot
> breathe normally, nor am able to speak more than a few words and
> only with
> great difficulties.
>
> There was a  question - the PARALYSES  in my throat - not answered
> by
> anybody, but my doc was very anxious about it though she had no idea
> what
> was it  and why was it, except if it could be a secondary, new
> symptom to my
> PD. So, any idea about THIS?
>
> I am not sure regarding the earlier posts but there is something in
> the far
> smoggy past, in my mind that some PWPs  have a drain or tube in
> their
> throats. If it is so, why do they have  these implants?
>
> TIA
>
> Olga
> PWP 49/47/40 and CG for my own
> Hungary
> [log in to unmask]
>
> **May peace of heart fill all your days, may serenity grace your
> soul.**
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:57:03 -0700
> From:    Charlotte Mancuso <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: PT. 2 of 2
>
> PAN PUBLIC POLICY FORUM MAY 19th -- 21st
>
> The 8th annual PAN Public Policy Forum is commencing on May 19 and
> continuing thru the 21st. On the 22nd Michael J. Fox will be testify
> with
> Joan Samuelson before the Senate Labor -- Health and Human Services
> committee. There is still time to register for the forum, and this
> year
> generous donations have enabled PAN to offer to defray the costs of
> travel and accommodations for those who need some help to get to
> Washington. This year's emphasis will be on grassroots advocacy, and
> in
> addition there will be presentations by leading scientists from the
> National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of
> Environmental
> Health, the Department of Defense, and leading universities
> discussing
> cutting edge research aimed at finding a cure for Parkinson's.
> Having
> attended the Forum in 2000, I can tell you that it is an invaluable
> experience that will energize and motivate attendees while teaching
> them
> the skills and knowledge they will need as they make a difference at
> home
> and "On the Hill" in curing Parkinson's and other neurological
> disorders.
> Call PAN at 800 -- 850 -- 4726 and inquire about registration and
> the PAN
> scholarship fund to help make it possible for you to attend this
> year's
> Forum.
>
> COMING UP
>
> In the next few days the PAN California Grassroots Advocacy Network
> will
> be issuing a bulletin containing several exciting scientific
> developments
> which promise to impact directly upon the treatment of Parkinson's.
> There
> has never been more exciting time, both in science and in the area
> patient advocacy for Parkinson's. If this email has been forwarded
> to
> you, and you are interested in becoming a part of this effort, or
> you
> would simply like to know what is happening on the cutting edges
> concerning Parkinson's Disease, please send an mail address to me at
> [log in to unmask] and indicate that you like to be included in
> our
> mailing list. Will be happy to send a blind copy to you, keeping
> your
> e-mail private as PAN uniforms the public.
>
> Greg Wasson -- State Coordinator -- PAN California Grassroots
> Advocacy
> Network
>
> phone and fax -- 707 -- 795 -- 7017.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 04:59:29 -0400
> From:    janet paterson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: JAMA: Parental Depression and Risk of Depression in
> Offspring
>
> hi all
>
> this definitely applies to me.
> i have deduced that my mother suffered from clinical depression (cd)
> from 1955 to 1964, when she died of a heart ailment at age 50
> when i was 16.
> her cd was unrecognised and untreated; even if she had had
> treatment,
> i wonder what it would have comprised.
> we've come a long way, believe it or not, since 1964.
>
> janet
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Parental Major Depression and the Risk of Depression
> and Other Mental Disorders in Offspring:
> A Prospective-Longitudinal Community Study
>
> Background:  This article examines associations between DSM-IV
> depressive
> disorders, their natural course, other psychopathology, and parental
> major
> depression in a community sample of adolescents and young adults.
>
> Methods:  Baseline and 4-year follow-up data were used from the
> Early
> Developmental Stages of Psychopathology Study, a
> prospective-longitudinal
> community study of adolescents and young adults.
>
> Results are based on 2427 subjects who completed the follow-up and
> for whom
> diagnostic information for both parents was available. DSM-IV mental
> disorders in respondents were assessed using the Munich-Composite
> International Diagnostic Interview.
>
> Information on depression in parents was collected as family history
> information from the respondents and from diagnostic interviews with
> parents of the younger cohort.
>
> Results:  Offspring with 1 (odds ratio [OR], 2.7; 95% confidence
> interval
> [CI], 2.1-3.5) or 2 affected parents (OR, 3.0; 95% CI, 2.2-4.1) had
> an
> increased risk for depression.
>
> They also had a higher risk for substance use (1 parent affected:
> OR, 1.4;
> 95% CI, 1.1-1.7; both parents affected: OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.0-1.8)
> and
> anxiety disorders (1 parent affected: OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.3-1.9; both
> parents affected: OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.6-2.8).
>
> There were no differences whether mother or father was affected.
> Parental
> depression was associated with an earlier onset and a more malignant
> course
> (severity, impairment, recurrence) of depressive disorders in
> offspring.
>
> Conclusions:  Major depression in parents increases the overall risk
> in
> offspring for onset of depressive and other mental disorders and
> influences
> patterns of the natural course of depression in the early stages of
> manifestation.
>
>
> Arch Gen Psychiatry.
> 2002;59:365-374
> R Lieb, B Isensee, M Höfler, H Pfister, HU Wittchen
> Technical University of Dresden, Dresden Germany.
> Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany.
> (e-mail:[log in to unmask]).
>
> 2002 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
> http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/issues/v59n4/abs/yoa01030.html
>
> janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky
> pd: 55/41/37 cd: 55/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email:
> [log in to unmask]
> smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0
> a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 02:18:25 -0700
> From:    Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: e-mail address
>
> On 15 Apr 2002, at 16:43, Kaye Trott wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know Janet Reno's e - mail address and if she has a
> webb
> > site.
> >
>
> http://renoforflorida.com/
> http://renoforflorida.com/contact.html (email, tel. snail mail,
> etc.)
>
> cheers ... murray
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 02:30:58 -0700
> From:    Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: News/Views From The Newswire Apr. 15th. 2002
>
> Good Morning All,
> Due to extraordinary circumstances I've been devoting almost
> every waking hour to my employer and ignoring the computer...
>
> So I thought I might pass off these quickie Google Beta NEWS
> links.... as....  the overnight "News & Views"....  from the on-line
> media....
>
> Pssst! Same one's as yesterday, but they update themselves!
> AND... there's one more... scroll down...
>
> Parkinson's
> http://news.google.com/news?q=parkinson&hl=en&sa=G&scoring=d
>
> Stem Cells
>
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&scoring=d&q=%22stem+cell%22&btnG=Google
+Search
>
> Cloning
>
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&scoring=d&q=cloning&btnG=Google+Search
>
> <NEW>
> PhRMA Genomics - A Global Resource
> http://genomics.phrma.org/today/
>
> Cheers ..... murray
>
> * * *
>

> soul.**
>
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