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Interesting point. I wonder if anything's ever been studied as far as neuro diseases in artistic people. Does the supposed heightened sensitivities of the artist also indicate artist types will be more sensitive to environmental factors? Anyone know of any research? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Bell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 6:15 PM Subject: PD/artistic abilities > So seldom can I contribute anything that I felt a little excited > thinking I might be able to on this subject although anything you > are about to read is totally outside the realm of experiental > science (for now). > > For what it's worth. My Dad, a Parkinson's patient officially since > 1998 was very artistic but channeled his energies into a more > realistic (for him) way to make a living for himself and future > family. For whatever reasons, I was "allowed" to pursue my artistic > leanings (I guess my family figured I'd get married and thereby be > cared for!) and have lived the life of a professional artist for > over 30 years. Part of being an artist is being "susceptible" and I > use this word to encompass both good and bad aspects of its probably > neutral dictionary meaning. > > For most of my adult life and have felt truly lucky to be such a > sensitive being because on a recreational level, everything sounds > better, tastes better, feels better, looks better, etc. Having done > many, many years of exploratory talk therapy simultaneouly I > believed that those same senses were somehow intangible capabilities > not rooted in biological processes but somehow related nonetheless. > > For whatever reason, as we all progress in our search for > understanding of PD, I am presently kind of dwelling on the > possibility of what noxious substances we've all exposed ourselves > to or been exposed to in our highly toxic culture, So hand in hand > with being more in tune to the information our senses provide us > with, artistic types would also be more vulnerable to the harmful > entities that our less filtered senses let in (psychological and > physiologically speaking). > > In the future I would not be surprised to find that a certain subset > of Parkinson patients are super feelers and super receptors of not > only things we sense as feelings or sensations but on the down side, > substances that damage highly sensitive nervous systems that > contribute to PD symptoms. > > Respectfully submitted. > > Jann Bell, caregiver to Dad, Jack, 78 years old, diagnosed since > 1998 (sorry, I am not abiding by the code, here, I'm artistic, but > not very smart) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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