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Best wishes for Heather, hope you soon are in good health. Sonia ---------- > Fra: Bruce Warr <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: Re: Mental Exercise (Reclama) > Dato: 6. januar 1998 08:41 > > (Grabbing flak jacket, ducking and running for shelter.) > > Dear friends, > > I was apparently too subtle in my remarks about mental exercise. In > my experience -- and I realize this a very biased sample -- PWP as a > whole are more intelligent than average. This sample not only > includes the members of this list, but also members of support groups > in the Baltimore area. > > It was my wry observation that since PWP are smarter than your average > bear they probably engage in more mental exercise than average. Just > coping with Parkinson's disease is exercise enough in some instances. > > If mental exercise reverses or slows down the progression of > Parkinson's disease then why is this phenomenon not appearing in any > of us? Hence my statement that I doubted the experiment could be > replicated using human subjects. > > I was not implying that certain groups of people are or are not more > susceptible to Parkinson's disease. > > By the way, Heather will be going into surgery this Wednesday. Your > prayers for her are greatly appreciated. > > Bruce > 56/9 > Sinemet CR & Mirapex