I smoked from age 18 until 50. was dx at age 60. didn't help me. -----Original Message----- From: Lindy Ashford Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 2:45 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Smoking Protects Brain from PD Didn't protect me either, I had smoked for 15 years - heavily. Like a few others I have met though I developed PD not many years after I gave up smoking. A possible link? Maybe. But it certainly didn't stop me getting it. On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:21 PM, A Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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