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I have to agree whole heartedly with Kathleen. I felt that the lack of solutions to my wife's many symptoms were an indication that something was not right. I convinced her to apply for Long Term Care Insurance. We were almost at the approval stage for the insurance policy when the diagnosis came back as Parkinson's. We had no alternative but to inform the insurance company who of course promptly aborted the policy approval. I debated applying for the insurance for about a year before finally starting the process. That delay has eliminated an insurance benefit worth about $250,000. Hence the wisdom of Kathleen's comment. Bernie -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cochran Sent: February-25-12 7:34 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Biomarkers for PD Identified From the article: ""Parkinson's disease is second most common neurodegenerative disease among older adults and there is widespread recognition that early detection would allow treatment that could slow its progression," said Robert Nagele, PhD, a professor of medicine at UMDNJ-SOM and the founder of Durin Technologies, Inc." And what would those progression-slowing treatments be, pray tell? One thing about an accurate test for PD: it allows insurers to know even better that they don't want you. Those who suspect they have PD should carefully think over their insurance needs and seek to get their insurance in place before a diagnosis of PD is established. Kathleen On 23 February 2012 18:08, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > http://www.healthcanal.com/mental-health-behavior/26930-Possible-Biomarkers- for-Parkinsons-Disease-Identified.html > > Ray > Rayilyn Brown > Past Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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