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Considering the speed at which Janet Reno's PD is degenerating, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see here talking out of the other side of her mouth with in a year or two. Barb (who, MOI a cynic?) Malut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: mary yost <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 12:39 AM Subject: "George" interviews Janet Reno >From the September 1999 issue of "George" magazine, here is an excerpt of >an interview with Janet Reno written by their executive editor, Richard >Blow: > >Q: In 1995, you were dignosed with Parkinson's Disease. How much does that >bother you? > >RENO: Some days it does, some days it doesn't. [Points to her hands.] >This is the primary symptom. Some days I get stiff, but I think that's >from lack of exercise in this [right} hand, because of the shaking of this >hand. > >Q: Is that frustrating? > >RENO: No. I just think of what it must be like for people who have >difficulties, who stutter, who have cancer. And you think, Gosh, I'm >fortunate. > >Q: Do you worry about it getting worse? > >RENO: No. > >Q: Not at all? > >RENO: No. I know it's going to get worse. But I watched my mother die of >lung cancer. I watched other people I love die of different things. We're >all going to die someday. So far, I think I'm fortunate. > >Q: What do you say to the people who have urged you to speak out more >about Parkinson's? > >RENO: I have told the people I love and have confidence in, "If you ever >see me impaired so that I couldn't be attorney general, let me know." >Otherwise, I just do my job. > >Q: And that's how you set an example? > >RENO: That's the point I make. A lot of people tell me, "I've derived >such courage from watching you, and I can deal with my Parkinson's or other >diseases better because of it." I'm very happy that I can do that. I >represent the interests of all the people of the United States, not just >some, and I think I can use the time after I leave office to speak out on >this issue. > >Q: Is there anything that Parkinson's has affected your ability to do? > >RENO: It's harder to take notes of everything at a Congressional hearing. > >Q: Has your handwriting changed? > >RENO: My handwriting has changed. It's wiggly, unless I write very carefully. > >[The article continues, and ends with:] >RENO: Well, I'm not a Davy Crockett figure. A lot of people have been >brought up around animals. That doesn't make them Davy Crockett. > >Q: Yes, but how many people have wrestled alligators? > >RENO: [laughs, holding up hands about two feet apart] They were SMALL >alligators. > > >from Mary Yost, age 51, first symptoms 1980, diagnosed 1990, working full >time still as a University administrator but reaching turtle-speed. >[log in to unmask]