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Date sent: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 02:38:30 EST Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Bill'sPD/his son's ALS To: [log in to unmask] > Bill, how terribly sorry I am to hear about the death of your son from > ALS. Don't know how you do it, you with PD. I would like the world to > hear and at least acknowledge your story. I feel this is so horribly > unjust and should not go unnoticed. It seems like we PWP are only > hearing each other and the well haven't a clue. This question may be "off the wall", but are there any people in Bill's family who have Guamanian (Chamorro) ancestry? The reason that I ask is that there is an unusual disease (hereditary) which is found among those of that ancestry which combines Parkinson's disease with ALS. The cause is unknown. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn