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Of course you then have to factor in the humidity. >From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia >Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 01:53:12 -0700 > >I think any temperature that is 90+ degrees is just too hot! :-) > >Claudia >----- Original Message ----- >From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:50 AM >Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia > > >>And I thought 94 was bad! >> >>>From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia >>>Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:06:31 -0700 >>> >>>Ray, thank you for your generous spirit. >>> >>>I haven't been on this list for very long so I don't know the historical >>>threads of most of the posters. But I see your posts regularly and they >>>are >>>always interesting and knowledgable. I really appreciate the info you >>>provide all of us. >>> >>>It seems the subject of chemicals in the environment being a potential >>>cause >>>of PD comes up more often and in respected and credible sources. >>> >>>I live in Southern California (15+ yrs) but spent all of my childhood and >>>part of my early adulthood in a farming community in Kansas. Between our >>>house and the closest neighbor there was a huge vegetable garden (it was >>>commercial and the owner was what we called a "truck farmer" meaning he >>>took >>>the harvested vegetables to an open air market and sold them from the >>>back >>>of his truck). >>> >>>All that was before the time they learned that DDT was harmful to one's >>>health. I can recall many, many times when they dusted the crops with >>>DDT >>>so heavily it left a white powder on the plants and the wind carried much >>>of >>>it to our yard. If I think about it now I can still recall the awful >>>smell >>>and taste it had when I breathed. >>> >>>Now, of course, I wonder if it had an impact on my PD. I am 60 now and >>>was >>>diagnosed when I was 54. >>> >>>Ironically the researchers are also following the possibility that >>>environmental chemicals may be the cause of Sarcoidosis. >>> >>>If it proves true, then I must have gotten a "double whamee". No one >>>else >>>in my immediate family have been diagnosed with either disease. But my >>>father had a serious lung condition (not related to smoking) and when he >>>passed away the death certificate simply said the cause of death was >>>chronic >>>obstructive pulmonary disease. My oldest brother (2 yrs younger than me) >>>had serious asthma and other lung problems all his life. At age 56 he >>>died >>>suddenly of a massive heart attack. The dr. thought the strain of asthma >>>and related breathing disorders may have weakened his heart along with >>>his >>>lungs. >>> >>>I have a sister a couple of years older than me who has no lung problems >>>but >>>she was a very "girly girl" when she was a child and spent most of her >>>time >>>inside the house with my mother and was not exposed to the DDT to the >>>extent >>>my brother, father and I were. I have two brothers who are much younger >>>than me and both have had minor asthmatic bouts but by the time they were >>>born DDT had been banned. >>> >>>Sort of makes you think, doesn't it. >>> >>>In addition to the Sinemet I take Requip. I don't know if it is one of >>>the >>>agonists that have caused PDers to gamble. But I may try that out as an >>>excuse to my husband for my desire to trek to Las Vegas every few months. >>>:-) >>> >>>Hope all have a wonderful day. It is supposed to hit triple digits here >>>AGAIN! It was 118 one day last week. I don't want to hear about how >>>it's >>>not so bad because it's a "dry heat"..118 deg. is 118 deg.! >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Claudia >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> >>>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:33 PM >>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia >>> >>> >>>>Claudia, I for one am interested in your condition. You deserve to >>>>complain as much as you like. It is just another reminder that PD is not >>>>the >>>>only disease one can get. I know when I survived cancer I thought I was >>>>'home free" Ha! Ray, wondering when the next shoe will drop. >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]> >>>>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>>Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:16 AM >>>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD >>>> >>>> >>>>>For what it is worth, I once had a neuro-surgeon tell me hat M. Ali did >>>>>not >>>>>have PD, but rather he had a disease called Shy Drager's Disease and ir >>>>>was >>>>>indeed caused by too many blows to the head. Although I got the >>>>>impression >>>>>that other's can get it without having had all the blows. In fact, for >>>>>a >>>>>brief time they thought I had it. One of the diagnostic symptoms is an >>>>>extreme drop in blood pressure, especially when first standing up. I >>>>>do >>>>>have PD but the symptoms of Shy Drager turned out to be caused by >>>>>another >>>>>disease I had but had not yet been diagnosed. It was sarcoidosis. >>>>>It's >>>>>a >>>>>fairly rare auto immune disease that nearly always impacts the lungs >>>>>then >>>>>can go to any organ in the body. For some they have one episode and >>>>>then >>>>>it >>>>>never returns. For others it is either intermitent or chronic. The >>>>>sarcoidosis was attacking my bone marrow and filling the space with >>>>>small >>>>>tumors (granulomas) thus leaving no room for me to produce new red >>>>>blood >>>>>cells. That caused the extreme low BP and also serious anemia >>>>>requiring >>>>>blood transfusions. It is always hard for me to know if any new >>>>>symptom >>>>>I >>>>>have is PD related or the sarcoid rearing it's ugly head. The sarcoid >>>>>also >>>>>precludes me from participating in clinical trials. They don't want >>>>>you >>>>>if >>>>>you have more than one disease. >>>>> >>>>>I'm sure this is much more info on sarcoidosis that any of you are >>>>>interested in, but it's one of those sleepless nights and I allowed >>>>>myself >>>>>to blabber on about a subject not related to PD. Sorry, I'll try to >>>>>have >>>>>more self control in the future. >>>>> >>>>>I wish you all peace of mind, the serenity to accept your condition and >>>>>the >>>>>ability to laugh at the arrows life shoots at us. >>>>> >>>>>In the laugh area, a while back there was a country singer who had a >>>>>song >>>>>called "What Really Turns Me On is the Shake". I always thought that >>>>>should >>>>>be the PD Anthem! >>>>> >>>>>Claudia >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:31 PM >>>>>Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>Also, what about Muhammad Ali's too many blows >>>>>>>to the head? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>I should think. M. Ali has traumatic parkinsonism. >>>>>>Rotenone is used to induce PD in mice >>>>>>Maryse >>>>>> >>>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>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 >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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