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I'm perfectly comfy if the temp is under 75. Anything past that and I melt like butter. Most people retire south. I'd be happy to retire to the north. It's just lovely and cool and green there. Enjoy Summer! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:53 AM Subject: Re: Ozzy Osbourne & PD/Claudia > 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