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Phil, Interesting idea. Wish someone could come up with something like that. Perhaps they will one day. Thanks for responding. Jennnifer Smith Phil Tompkins wrote: > Jennifer Smith wrote: > > > ... What I am looking for here are some possible warning signs of > > PD that were ignored by me as just some wierd thing. ... tired > > eyes .... Convergence problems and left eye drooping..., sometimes > > double vision.... itchy scalp and dry skin began in my late teens > > and early twenties.... bouts of depression... > > My first symptoms were itchy scalp (some PWPs secrete too much skin > oil) and a forward-stooped posture. But most people who scratch > their heads and don't stand up straight also don't develop PD. So > I can't regret that I didn't recognize the signs. > > Perhaps someone will develop an inexpensive test for PD while it is > pre-symptomatic. Such a test, in conjunction with future drugs > which will arrest or greatly slow the progress of the disease, would > be as good as a cure in my opinion. > > Best wishes, > > Phil Tompkins > Hoboken NJ > age 61/dx 1990 -- Ars Longa - Vita Brevis Art is Long - Life is short :(:) )