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Bill, I am glad your knot has been relieved. I apparently didn't see the article of inspiration so I am not focussing on that aspect. May I share some responses that were evoked by your well written benign rant. It appears to me you have some problem with verbiage e.g.. PD being terminal or merely an agent of passage. Frankly, hair splitting this issue is trivial. The element of "Clintonese" or PC-speak gives me more reason for hesitation and intrigue. I almost gagged when my taxes became the more noble but just as draining "contributions". Please. I don't mean this to be at all inflammatory but I am curious. For a fellow who is so particular regarding words and their proper usage I noticed some quirkish verbiage contained in the reference text. When did disease become hyphenated. Is there a sister group re-writing Webster as well as history? Equally noticeable is the choice of the word pass. Pass to me is more appropriate when utilized by John Madden or a urologist. I don't recall ever seeing the word pass in an obit. I suspect writers like you and me and these many others presuppose their reader capable of interpreting the message as intended. Thanks for the food for thought. Tom 9. 75 yr.. ---- Original Message ----- From: "William A. Parrette" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:18 PM Subject: On life, death, and definitions (just a tiny rant) :-) > Hi all, > > I hope that what I am about to write here doesn't make me > sound emotionless or like I have no feelings. Take this into ac- > count along with the fact that I am on the Digest and at times am > forced to read them a day or two late due in part to my work- > travel. And, please understand I am not flaming anybody nor am I > trying to start a flame-war. > > But the recent postings about Parkinson's causing death made > me twinge more than just a little. And, even though I haven't > posted recently, the number of times that this emotional state- > ment was made -- and the absolute, indisputable, surety with > which the statements were made -- finally got to me. (the reli- > gion-oriented tag-line may have had something to do with it too. > (-:) > > So please note that the following is In My Humble Opinion: > > I've only been dealing with this dis-ease for about six years > now. But, as I understand it, Parkinson's is a label placed on a > variety of neurological symptoms and conditions for which there > is no other name, cause, or cure. Whether the symptoms include > Bradykinesia, Dyskinesia, Micrographia, Ataxia -- what ever -- > the Parkinson's label is attached to the condition if the patient > responds favorably to one of the "Parkinson's medications (usual- > ly the combination of Carbidopa and Levodopa)." > > It is also my understanding that the current medical thought > and theory on the dis-ease is that it is caused by the lack of > Dopamine-producing cells in the Substantia Nigra area of the > brain. And, if this is true the only way that they are currently > able to make that determination -- the lack of the Dopamine-pro- > ducing cells -- is in an autopsy. > > I may be "splitting hairs" here. But, as much as I've tried > to make my thought processes more right-brained, I seem to be > fairly stuck in a left-brained body this time around. And, as is > typical of a left-brainer, I happen to have a need for having > things in order, organizing things, and having exacting ideas and > definitions. > > Again, please note that the following is In My Humble Opinion: > > Nobody dies *from* Parkinson's. The lack of specific brain- > cells whose only known purpose is to smooth the movement of mus- > cles when in the waking state doesn't cause death. Instead, > IMHO, that a person may pass over *as a result of* having Parkin- > son's. Maybe it's something different than being left-brained, > but I do *NOT* believe that Parkinson's is a fatal dis-ease. > > I may pass over after falling down some stairs (which I have > unfortunately had some experience with recently )-:), or not be- > ing able to move fast enough to get out of an emergency situa- > tion, or not being able to swallow my food, or not being able to > step on the brake in my car quick enough, or trying to beat the > train at crossing the tracks, or not having a parachute open > correctly for me, or falling overboard on a boat trip, or refus- > ing to be fed intravenously, or any of a thousand different > things. But, in any of these cases, Parkinson's did not *CAUSE* > my passing -- *HAVING* Parkinson's caused it. > > Well, that helped. The knot in my stomach has loosened up and > I feel better. Thanks for listening, thanks for helping me to > blow off a little steam. I'll go back to lurk-mode for a while > (after all, nobody has posted about computers and the 'Net re- > cently (my reply specialty (-:)). Everyone take care, be well, > and always grok in fullness ... > > Bill-- > ...who is a little sad today because he ran over his Dogma with his Karma. > > .. William A. Parrette ...... 7177 Heritage Drive ....+------------------+ > .. [log in to unmask] .............. Westchester ............| (42?) | > .. [log in to unmask] ......... OH 45069-4012 ..........| ___MMM___ / | > .. 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