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Thanks for the information. You're the first person I've heard from that has found any connection between the two. If anyone else has any connection between dioxin exposure and Parkinson, please contact me. Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:57 PM Subject: Re: Vietnam connection > You didnt have to be in the war to be exposed to dioxin. It was used in > the > missle silos stateside to clean with. I worked with the maintenance crews > serving the silos. We worked without chemical safety suits or gloves of > any > kind . Unnecessary we were told. We later found out the cleaner we used > was > dioxin. Nice. Everyone in the crew I worked with either contracted MS, Lou > Gehrigs, Parkinsons, or Cancer. Many are already gone. They were good guys > just like the soldiers of Nam.We didnt ask for this. But Parkinsons does > have many causes. Some rocks just dont get looked under. Rob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Kramer <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:03 PM > Subject: Re: Vietnam connection > > >> I have asked everybody I came across in my first 10 years of PD. if >> there could be a connection between dioxin and PD. Every one I have >> asked has responded immediately that they did not think it a likely >> cause. Still could be but I chose to look elsewhere for cause and cure. >> >> lacewell wrote: >> >> > Does anyone know of a connection between having PD or MSA and service >> > in >> > Vietnam OR exposure to Agent Orange (dioxin)? >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn