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I seem to recall the origination of all this pigmania was from discussions of pig cell transplants as a treatment for PD. With the recent discussion of pregnancy with PD and pigs, I've got a great (but somewhat off color) pigs getting pregnant joke. I just don't have the nerve to tell it on line. > >Could someone please explain to me what all this "pig" stuff is I keep > >getting? Seems many of you are familiar with it and I would like to > >understand. Also what does PWP mean...Sorry for all the questions am new > to > >this. Thanks. Robin > > Hi Robin-- PWP stands for Person (or people)With Parkinson's, PD is > short > for Parkinson's Disease. and CGs are caregivers. Does that help? > C > Hilary explained the pig-pennies for PD connection. But it seems those > pigs just multiplied! It is all in fun, and the headers should say > "NON-PD > " so you can delete if you want to. John Bjork, a very funny man, > started > a series of "reports" from the mythical community of Parkinsaw,MI, > inhabited by Parkinsonians, and the pig stuff got involved there. John is > on vacation, but should be back soon, and there will be a new update,I > expect. He also plugs the Pennies for PD campaign. You might get the > full > picture, and a lot of chuckles, by visiting John's Parkinsaw > website....watch for his return. > Personally, I contributed the winged pigs, named the "Cincy Fliers" > because > they come from Cincinnati,Ohio, and there is actually a statue with winged > pigs, commemorating the city's history as "Porkopolis", a center of hog > markets! > Not all of the listfamily enjoy this thread, but those who do find it > lightens the days and provides an alternative at times for writing about > meds and symptoms.......and we try hard to tolerate each other's tastes. > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55 > Oxford, Ohio > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm > <[log in to unmask]> > > "Ask me about the CARE list for > Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " >