Hi Kathryn Holden, I just wanted to let you know how I am doing, I have started to run because of Beth. I feel better and have much better balance now. I run 5 miles three times a week and do Astanga yoga one day and Hotha yoga another day, so in all I work out very hard five days a week. I am on Sinemet 25/100 two times a day and .25 mg of Requip three times a day along will all of the vitamins I also take. I have found that I am much better with this hard work out and like the new body it has given me. I have dropped in size quite a bit. I would like to know if there has been any studies about people with PD and hard exercise and how they have benefited from it. I know that it has done wonder with me, although I still get tremors on the right side, and my legs moves in and out on me. Other than that I have not fallen in some time. Janice 52/50/46 ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 12:50 PM Subject: Re: PD mentioned in comic strip > No -- the child's teacher says that her brother has PD. The brother then > describes his PD to the class. > > Parkinson's Disease Foundation wrote: > > > > 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/ > > > > > -- > 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/ >