I'm perfectly comfy if the temp is under 75.  Anything past that and I
melt like butter.

Most people retire south.  I'd be happy to retire to the north.  It's
just lovely and cool and green there.

Enjoy Summer!
Rick McGirr
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:53 AM
Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia


> I think any temperature that is 90+ degrees is just too hot!  :-)
>
> Claudia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia
>
>
> > And I thought 94 was bad!
> >
> >>From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> >><[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia
> >>Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:06:31 -0700
> >>
> >>Ray, thank you for your generous spirit.
> >>
> >>I haven't been on this list for very long so I don't know the
historical
> >>threads of most of the posters.  But I see your posts regularly
and they
> >>are
> >>always interesting and knowledgable.  I really appreciate the info
you
> >>provide all of us.
> >>
> >>It seems the subject of chemicals in the environment being a
potential
> >>cause
> >>of PD comes up more often and in respected and credible sources.
> >>
> >>I live in Southern California (15+ yrs) but spent all of my
childhood and
> >>part of my early adulthood in a farming community in Kansas.
Between our
> >>house and the closest neighbor there was a huge vegetable garden
(it was
> >>commercial and the owner was what we called a "truck farmer"
meaning he
> >>took
> >>the harvested vegetables to an open air market and sold them from
the back
> >>of his truck).
> >>
> >>All that was before the time they learned that DDT was harmful to
one's
> >>health.  I can recall many, many times when they dusted the crops
with DDT
> >>so heavily it left a white powder on the plants and the wind
carried much
> >>of
> >>it to our yard.  If I think about it now I can still recall the
awful
> >>smell
> >>and taste it had when I breathed.
> >>
> >>Now, of course, I wonder if it had an impact on my PD.  I am 60
now and
> >>was
> >>diagnosed when I was 54.
> >>
> >>Ironically the researchers are also following the possibility that
> >>environmental chemicals may be the cause of Sarcoidosis.
> >>
> >>If it proves true, then I must have gotten a "double whamee".  No
one else
> >>in my immediate family have been diagnosed with either disease.
But my
> >>father had a serious lung condition (not related to smoking) and
when he
> >>passed away the death certificate simply said the cause of death
was
> >>chronic
> >>obstructive pulmonary disease.  My oldest brother (2 yrs younger
than me)
> >>had serious asthma and other lung problems all his life.  At age
56 he
> >>died
> >>suddenly of a massive heart attack.  The dr. thought the strain of
asthma
> >>and related breathing disorders may have weakened his heart along
with his
> >>lungs.
> >>
> >>I have a sister a couple of years older than me who has no lung
problems
> >>but
> >>she was a very "girly girl" when she was a child and spent most of
her
> >>time
> >>inside the house with my mother and was not exposed to the DDT to
the
> >>extent
> >>my brother, father and I were.  I have two brothers who are much
younger
> >>than me and both have had minor asthmatic bouts but by the time
they were
> >>born DDT had been banned.
> >>
> >>Sort of makes you think, doesn't it.
> >>
> >>In addition to the Sinemet I take Requip.  I don't know if it is
one of
> >>the
> >>agonists that have caused PDers to gamble.  But I may try that out
as an
> >>excuse to my husband for my desire to trek to Las Vegas every few
months.
> >>:-)
> >>
> >>Hope all have a wonderful day.  It is supposed to hit triple
digits here
> >>AGAIN!  It was 118 one day last week.  I don't want to hear about
how it's
> >>not so bad because it's a "dry heat"..118 deg. is 118 deg.!
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Claudia
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:33 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia
> >>
> >>
> >>>Claudia, I for one am interested in your condition.    You
deserve to
> >>>complain as much as you like. It is just another reminder that PD
is not
> >>>the
> >>>only disease one can get.  I know when I survived cancer I
thought I was
> >>>'home free"  Ha! Ray, wondering when the next shoe will drop.
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:16 AM
> >>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>For what it is worth, I once had a neuro-surgeon tell me hat M.
Ali did
> >>>>not
> >>>>have PD, but rather he had a disease called Shy Drager's Disease
and ir
> >>>>was
> >>>>indeed caused by too many blows to the head. Although I got the
> >>>>impression
> >>>>that other's can get it without having had all the blows.  In
fact, for
> >>>>a
> >>>>brief time they thought I had it.  One of the diagnostic
symptoms is an
> >>>>extreme drop in blood pressure, especially when first standing
up.  I do
> >>>>have PD but the symptoms of Shy Drager turned out to be caused
by
> >>>>another
> >>>>disease I had but had not yet been diagnosed.  It was
sarcoidosis.  It's
> >>>>a
> >>>>fairly rare auto immune disease that nearly always impacts the
lungs
> >>>>then
> >>>>can go to any organ in the body.  For some they have one episode
and
> >>>>then
> >>>>it
> >>>>never returns.  For others it is either intermitent or chronic.
The
> >>>>sarcoidosis was attacking my bone marrow and filling the space
with
> >>>>small
> >>>>tumors (granulomas) thus leaving no room for me to produce new
red blood
> >>>>cells.  That caused the extreme low BP and also serious anemia
requiring
> >>>>blood transfusions.  It is always hard for me to know if any new
symptom
> >>>>I
> >>>>have is PD related or the sarcoid rearing it's ugly head.  The
sarcoid
> >>>>also
> >>>>precludes me from participating in clinical trials.  They don't
want you
> >>>>if
> >>>>you have more than one disease.
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm sure this is much more info on sarcoidosis that any of you
are
> >>>>interested in, but it's one of those sleepless nights and I
allowed
> >>>>myself
> >>>>to blabber on about a subject not related to PD.  Sorry, I'll
try to
> >>>>have
> >>>>more self control in the future.
> >>>>
> >>>>I wish you all peace of mind, the serenity to accept your
condition and
> >>>>the
> >>>>ability to laugh at the arrows life shoots at us.
> >>>>
> >>>>In the laugh area, a while back there was a country singer who
had a
> >>>>song
> >>>>called "What Really Turns Me On is the Shake".  I always thought
that
> >>>>should
> >>>>be the PD Anthem!
> >>>>
> >>>>Claudia
> >>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:31 PM
> >>>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>Also, what about Muhammad Ali's too many blows
> >>>>>>to the head?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I should think. M. Ali has traumatic parkinsonism.
> >>>>>Rotenone is used to induce PD in mice
> >>>>>Maryse
> >>>>>
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