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The statistics are wrong. PWP usually die from something other than PD. My husband has had PD for 27 years and I know that he is not unusual. ------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 67/27 with PD) www.bentwillowfarm.org ----- Original Message ----- > 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 ! > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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