By the way, Julius.... my sister married Stan Margolis of
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Parents - Harry and Molly Margolis, Dominion Bottling
Margolis'.....

Relatives?

Barb Mallut (Auntie Barbie to her 2 Canadian Margolis nephews)
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From: Julius Margolis <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, August 19, 1999 11:32 PM
Subject: Respiratory Dysfunction


>        My wife, Doris, 76/6, has had severe difficulties in
breathing during her
>off periods. The neuros tell us there are chest muscle rigidities
and as a
>consequence breathing is more "labored."  Better drug management
will
>reduce her off periods and that is all that we can do to improve
her
>breathing. I think much more is involved and I hope that some of
you have
>been plagued with a "breathing problem" and may come up with
better advice.
>        Her labored breathing, especially at night, results in
severe contractions
>of her diaphragm which has to compensate for the chest
rigidities. This
>pumping of the diaphragm, I feel sure, is  a major contributor to
her
>irritable bowel syndrome. Certainly, it keeps her awake for many
hours.
>        I have searched through many books on respiration as well
as Parkinsons
>and I am amazed how there is barely any attention to respiratory
problems.
>In the Parkinson literature there is attention paid to the soft
voice, but
>very little to breathing dysfunctions.
>        Have others found a better resolution or is better drug
management our
>only path?
>        I believe, only supported by intuition, that the
respiratory problems are
>a developmental sequel to her "internal tremors."   We were first
told that
>the internal tremors were not parkinsons related, but later
neuros told us
>they were. However no neuro has shown much interest in internal
tremors and
>how these may create a different package of problems  Doris does
not have
>external tremors. Do those of you with breathing problems also
have
>internal tremors?
>        Jules, cg for Doris 76/6.