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At 12:54 PM 2/26/2002 -0800, you wrote: >David, I I agree that the predisposition exists. Could we have been born >with a genetic mutation which opened the door to "triggers"? Could the >proximity to agricultural chemicals have altered your grandfather's genetic >code to have affected your mother? Did your mother, assuming she is/was >your grandfather's daughter, have asthma, too? Did she have any >identifiable physical weaknesses or health problems? What about you? I do >hope you did a survey! >My mother wae my grandfather's daughter. She had lots of health problems >in herb life. I rremember, when I was about 5 we would go to San Francisco >about once a week to see my mother in the hospital. I think she was >suffering from severe depression. She also suffered at least two strokes. >Her sister. Rose Mary also had Parkinson's Diaease. but that was not >discovered until her death. Also My Grandfather'a sister most likely had >PD because she always had a tremmor but she was never dignosed. Her >daughter also had PD. I corresponded with her when i was trying to find a >family pattern. What i found was that PD does not go back prior to my >grandfather's generation No I did not do a survey, I don't even know what survey people are talking about.. i was on "nomail" for a couple of months >Just have a head full of questions and connections! >E of the headdress > >-----Original Message----- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Moreland >Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:51 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: trigger for PD > > >At 10:21 PM 2/25/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >My grandfather and my mother had PD before there was Sinemet and they went > >through Hell on earth. Their doctors knew very little about PD and > >weren't very helpful.When I Think about triggers I think about DDT and > >other chemicals that were used on apple crop[s in the 1950s. I remember > >one time when i was about 12 i had the job oif painting the inside of my > >grandfather's spray rig with red lead paint. Inside of that spray rig > >there were tesidual amounts of all the chemicals that were used in those > >days. It took me most of a day to complete the job. After i finished, my > >grandmother paoid me $12. My grandfather would breathe those chemicals > >evey time he sprayed his crops. He never wore a mask or any protection. > I think that the predisposition for PD was inherited but i had adequate >triggers. > >Yours and His >David L. Moreland > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn