Claudia, I lived in Murrieta for 7 years before moving to AZ and yes it is
hot in the Temecula/Murrieta/Lake Ellsinore area.  Maybe that is why I'm
still surviving here.  However, in CA it does cool off at night.  enjoy Las
Vegas.  Wish I was able to travel. Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia


>I think you'll be safe In Iowa considering you are now living on a shifting
> volcanic plate. Lex Luther may have been right about buying beach front
> property in the desert.   As for Doom & Gloom, you'll be glad to know that
> scientist don't think the super volcano magna underneath Yellowstone Park
> is
> going to blow up anytime soon (that's in geological time) blanketing the
> continent with sulphuric ash.  On the negative side, the artic glaciers
> are
> melting at an increasingly progressive rate, which means that the Atlantic
> conveyor belt my soon come to a halt and precipitate another Ice Age
> across
> North America and Europe, so Las Vegas might be just the place.  Good
> luck.
>
>>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: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:23:02 -0700
>>
>>I leave the factoring to the mathematicians.  I focus my efforts on being
>>in
>>air conditioned buildings whenever possible!  :-)
>>
>>I live in Lake Elsinore Ca.  This has been a very weird weather year.
>>First
>>tons of rain, now the relentless heat which will in turn kill off all the
>>greenery brought on by the rain and we will have massive fires.  Not
>>trying
>>to be a Dr. Doom, I'm just reporting the facts.
>>
>>I'm going to a little town in Iowa in a couple of weeks to visit my
>>favorite
>>uncle.  He told me that one morning last week the temp was 46 deg!  I'm
>>going straight to Las Vegas from his house so packing for the trip should
>>be
>>tons of fun,
>>
>>Claudia
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 6:37 AM
>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia
>>
>>
>>>Of course you then have to factor in the humidity.
>>>
>>>>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: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 01:53:12 -0700
>>>>
>>>>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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