At 06:12 PM 9/30/96 -0400, you wrote: >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 >> >> > This is a test.