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I'm confused. Are you saying the comic strip "child" announced HE had PD? Jeanne Lee-Rosner PDF-Chicago ----- Original Message ----- From: Leo Fuhr <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 10:43 AM Subject: Re: PD mentioned in comic strip > Thanks for alerting us to this "enlightened" comic strip topic. I agree > that this strip has often dealt with topics that concern not only kids, but > also adults. Will be interesting to see where the story line may go with > the Parkinson's theme. > > Jeanette Fuhr 49/47/44? > > ---------- > From: Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: PD mentioned in comic strip > Date: Friday, December 10, 1999 10:28 AM > > Dear Listfriends, > This morning, the comic strip "Curtis" by Ray Billingsley features the > little boy's teacher and her brother. She announces to the class that he > has Parkinson's disease, and he describes it: "Parkinson's disease is > caused by the gradual deterioration in certain nerve centers inside the > brain. As yet, no treatment has been found to cure or slow down the > progression of Parkinson's disease, so I'm only going to get worse." > > I found it very moving, and also a very sophisticated subject for a > comic strip, although "Curtis" has tackled some excellent topics before > this. At any rate, I will be following the strip with special interest > in the days to come. > > Best regards, > Kathrynne > > > > > -- > Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD > Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease > Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" > "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs;" > "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease," > J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. > http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ >