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Welcome aboard, Stephen: Your note will perhaps flush a few fire fighters out of the woodwork! Stay well. David =========== On Sat, 19 Oct 1996, Stephen Koepfer wrote: > Hi Everyone: > I am new to the list. > > I hope everyone is doing the best they can. > > I am a retired New York City Firefighter who was diagnosed with PD 10 years > ago at the age of 46. I met my wife Arlene (got married 6/16/96) at a PD > Support Group. She is also Parkinsonian. > > I am interested in compiling statistics, as best I can, on how many > professional firefighters have Parkinson's > > This type of information can be provided by patients or caregivers. > > The reason for this task is to attempt to establish a relationship between > PD and exposure to toxic materials. > > I will get back with a more detailed story. But for now I wish to plant the > seed for my task. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > Love to all. > > Stephen Koepfer ([log in to unmask]) > ------------------- David Robert Austen Masters Degree Program in Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana 47405 U.S.A. Telephone 812 335 8835 Fax 812 335 8598 --------------------