Didn't protect MJF either. Since he was a chain smoker for years prior to his dx. I was also a heavy smoker (2+ packs/day) for over 25 years. Angel -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Meg Duggan Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Smoking Protects Brain from PD Me too Rick! Smoker myself. Just sayin as my teenager says. Sent from my iPhone ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn