Interesting...my friend with PD is 5'3", female, 80 yrs. old, diagnosed
about 5 yrs. ago. (She seems to be alot shorter now than a year ago, if
that's possible, perhaps due to the fact she bends over some to keep balance).
ALSO: I had asked if anyone had any ideas on how to help her with Restless
Legs Syndrome ("crawly heebie jeebies" as she calls them). I called an
alternative doctor in hopes he knew of anything with no side effects, as she
seems to have such problems with meds (Her Sinemet makes her legs worse).
He suggested trying B complex vitamins and Calcium/Magnesium tablets and
after a few days, she actually began to get some relief, which has
continued, at least until now...Just thought I'd share this info.
Dianne
At 06:12 PM 9/29/96 -0400, you wrote:
>PD and Stature: 29 Sep 1996:
>The other day at a PD support group meeting, I noticed that four of
>the 8 or 9 attendees were small people; not dwarfs or midgets, just
>notably in the lower half of the range. I don't know offhand of any
>specific report on this correlation, but there must be a pile of
>statistics out there. Just for fun, I'd like to hear from anyone
>who feels he or she is small: say 63" or less for women, 67" or
>less for men. If you know any other PWP in this category, send the
>data for them too. All I need for now is: Height(inches); Gender;
>Age at diagnosis. This is decidedly not a scientific survey, but
>stature may well be brain-related (the pituitary is nearly at the
>center of the brain). I'll count the entries and, if they look
>interesting, post results here in a couple of weeks.
>Cheers,
>Joe
>
>
>
>
>J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694
>3527 Cody Road
>Sherman Oaks CA 91403
>
>
