>Pam wrote:
>
>>My mother developed Parkinson's Disease after the death of my brother. She
>>worked in a Chemistry Lab about 30 years before developing the disease. Her
>>dementia did not start until 7 years after onset though, but it began with
>>depression. Three of her friends worked in that Chemistry Lab and all have
>>Parkinson's Disease.
>
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>With such a high incidence of PD in that lab group, it seems REAL important
>to ask what chemicals they were using?? Or what procedures and/or
>experiments they were involved in. Almost sounds like an MPTP lab or
>something. Did others work there also who haven't become parkinsonian (yet)?
>Wow, I bet if a group made a worker's comp claim stick for PD due to
>on-the-job hazards some bureaucratic-type folks would take notice.
>
>Our Young onset group has determined two prevelant chemical exposures that
>we have in common 1) plastic/epoxy/resin type stuff and 2) marijuana sprayed
>with paraquat during the Nixon administration - Operation Intercept.
>
>Kathie Tollifson
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Kathie, VERY interesting! From 1958 to about 1966 I worked in the boating
industry using fiberglas, acetone, MEK, resins, epoxy, etc. I would like to
be part of any in-depth study.
Peace,
John
