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Dear Arnie, Thank you for introducing yourself and your message regarding pesticides and PD and the work you have done in this area. I plan to visit the sites you've provided to learn more in this area. In reading your description of the studies that have been done in this area, it leaves me to question the need for/benefit of a national database for Parkinson's patients. I have long thought that the government should set up a database of all people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's which would collect information related to family history, life style, pesticide exposure, region of residence, etc. You point out that people's inability to remember with accuracy the information needed for such a database would most likely render it ineffective. Since such a database would be an expensive endeavor do you feel that it would not provide enough accurate evidence to make it worth the investment? So far, I have not adopted the shorthand that is often used at the end of the messages posted here. It relates to gender, year and age of diagnosis and present age. While I believe that this is a good and efficient way to let others on the List know your background I haven't taken the time to sort it out in order to utilize it. So, for the time being, I am: Female, diagnosed with Parkinson's in 200l at age 58, present age 62. Dee I have a question that might be a little premature in that after reading more on this topic I may be able to answer it for myself. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn