>In a message dated 09/07/2007 07:01:27 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask] >writes: > >I've been seeing this little factoid repeatedly in articles about PD, >but it doesn't make sense. >At 8:00 AM -0400 7/7/07, Amanda Phillips wrote: >> >>Roughly 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson's and 600,000 new cases are >>diagnosed each year, most often in people older than 60 > >If these numbers are correct they imply a life expectancy for us of >less than three years. >-- >Steve Rack >Brattleboro VT > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > >I didn't write that ! I'm a late riser :) and, flippin' heck I REFUSE >to die in 3 years - I'm going to live long enough to bore everyone stiff and >ruin all the statistics ! Not only do I expect to stick around, I plan to recover from this mess! -- Steve Rack Brattleboro VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn