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hi mary waaaay back on Sun, 29 Mar 1998 14:32:04 EST you wrote: >>...PD patients are described as industrious, rigidly >>moral, stoic, serious and nonimpulsive. > >Gosh, that's just the opposite of my personality. me, too! >I'm non-judgemental, me, too! >a real "marshmallow", me, too! >fun loving me, too! except i tend to use the adjective goofy >and always ready to try something new. me, too! >I guess I could say I was industrious, yes, i am too, but only when i'm out of the 'pit' of cd >but in a pretty disorganized way. when out of the pit = i am the organizer to organize the organizers when in the pit = i am the organizer who tried >Does that mean that I don't really have PD? >Maybe this is all just a horrible dream and soon I'll wake up. this shows a distinct lack of humour on your part! my problem too! hah! >Seriously though, from two years of being on this list, >I have concluded that PWPs are friendly, empathetic, >compassionate and have great senses of humor. me, too! >Don't you think that's closer to the truth >than (ugh!) rigidly moral and stoic? maybe [hah!] we are a select group maybe those [ugh!] types don't like computers >I don't really believe there is a Parkinson type. i don't know... it's an interesting idea from the brain chemistry angle... >Perhaps it would be more to the point >to gather statistics on the following questions: hey emotions, depression, even schizophrenia are chemical based too our brain chemistry 'is' us we are where we have been we are what we have learned we are our neurotransmitters >Do most Parkies crave sweets? yes, me! >Are we mainly non-smokers? >Are we more likely to avoid excesses, such as alcoholism, >drug dependency and eating disorders? yes, me! >Are we more or less apt to use caffein,etc? yes, me! >Maybe the answers to these questions could aid in the diagnosis of PD. may be... heck, just asking the questions will keep the cu[r]e-ball rolling with love from your sybyr-sys janet janet paterson 51-10 / sinemet-selegiline-prozac almonte-ontario-canada / [log in to unmask]