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On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, ron barbar wrote: > Here's one reason our condition doesn't get enough visibility- > no one ever dies from Parkinson's. It's very rare to see an obituary > with a mention of Parkinson's. I figure a fair number of "died after > a long illness" are PWP. This isn't a happy thought, but if more > obituaries read "died after a long battle with parkinson's" there > might be more general interest in a cure. I'm not sure how to effect > this change. A death can be "related" to Parkinsons depending on a individual's symtoms of the disease. Example...if a person has lost the strength to cough up...etc...death from pneumonia is a possibility. Occasionally, you will see an obituary reading "death due to Parkinsons". I recall after Gene was diagnosed immediately feeling fearful that his death would be right around the corner. Needless to say, so did he and the kids. These days...and 11 years later...he no longer feels that way and neither do the rest of his family. Klara N.