---------- > Fra: will johnston <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: Dopamine and Addiction. smoking? > Dato: 5. maj 1997 18:03 > > At 07:46 PM 5/4/97 -0400, you wrote: > >BillyBaird writes: > > > >At 04:50 PM 5/4/97 -0400, you wrote: > >>It seems strange, but after smoking heavily for what, 40 years or > >>so, I decided to quit, and quit I did. Then, 2 years after > >>quiting, I got Parkinsons. Does this mean that I would not have > >>developed Parkinsons had I continued smoking? I think not. I am > >>beginning to think that, like everything else, Parkinsons is > >>present for a reason. Anyone want to try a guess at what the > >>reason might be? > >>[log in to unmask] > Hello Billy,since I started smoking I never had a stopower, and I`m not intended to stop, because my Neurologist says it`s ok smoking, and even some Neurologist say that smoking impedeed the disease.!! Best wishes Sonia Nielsen NEVER GIVE UP > > The anti-smoking folks say that many smokers don't get old enough to get > Parkinson's.. I quit smoking 11/30/1977 and still miss it. Since 1977 I've > had 2 grandchildren, 2 good cigars, and PD. Cigars & grandchildren are fun. > And here's to long "ons" and short "offs" > > WILL JOHNSTON 4049 OAKLAND SCHOOL ROAD > SALISBURY, MD 21804-2716 > 410-543-0110 > Pres A.P.D.A. DelMarVa Chapter Hello Will, As always you make me smiling, I`m looking forward to be a Grandmama in the mth.. of august, about smoking - I still enjoy my cigarets. Best wishes Sonia NEVER GIVE UP