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Unfortunately, M.J. Fox had the wrong treatment. Apparently he had a thalamotomy, which works for tremor, but not for other signs of Parkinson's disease. The treatment was given at the time other surgical treatments were available, such as pallidal or STN stimulation. Chris van der Linden, M.D. Movement Disorder Center St. Lucas Hospital Ghent Ghent, Belgium ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan M Suzman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 2:04 PM Subject: Michael J. Fox on TV, "looks terrible" in an Off-period > One of my caregivers just telephoned me, > haviing seen NBC' s Today show, this morning. > > MJFox was a guest, talking about stem cellls and the > President's decision last night. > > My caregiver says MIchael looks 'terrible", has > "aged rapidly" was bouncing, "at one point, right off his chair," > eyes "staring," body sinuous and also > shaking. terribly. > > Michael apparently said it was > too early ,that he's not used to doing > shows at this time of day (early morning). > > > My caregiver worked for many years in > Hollywood, with a famous entertainer, > so he KNOWS what he's talking about.. > > Michael is amazing-his visibility and his > willingness to endure the worst, and morevoer, > the impact of allowing audiences to see > him during an Off-period. > > Congratulations, Michael, on a > tough, tough job. My prayers are > with you to try to "hang in there" and > presevere. I had to give up all but > rare stage apearances, and although > the requests for radio and TV appearances > are increasing, I have to take enormous amounts > of time, and work very hard to be seen publicly. > > Ivan Suzman > 51-39-36 > Portland, Maine > > PS Is Michael a 40-32-28??? > Can someone please fill in his ID numbers > if what i have is not correct?? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn