I am in agreement with you Ken. Although I am descended from a short-lived lineage, no one in the family tree has ever been diagnosed with PD. I am of a firm...
G'Day. I don't think there is any doubt about what PD is ( deterioration of dopamine production in the region of the substantia nigra and so on ). There are...
G'Day. Hope you are having a nice weekend. It being Sunday, a day of reflection, I offer the following thoughts for your consideration. You can chew on them,...
It's funny you should mention that as last weekend I attended a symposium at Stanford University titled "Bio-markers in Parkinson's Disease". The speakers...
I was diagnosed with PD 2.5 years ago but my problems with the shoulder and back started when I had breast cancer 11 years ago and developed frozen shoulders...
... yrs. ... to ... man. As ... story ... diagnosed ... PD? ... Hi Bob and Carol, Although the cause/s of PD are still unknown, there are commonalities we...
PD, LIFE, ETC. Having ups and downs Being on and off Finding our way Having a symptom free day. Talking with friends Sharing your thoughts Hoping for a cure ...
G'Day, Jim. I wish for you all the best with your "fight until your last breath". I see, on the Web, that there a number of class actions in the law courts...
Hi Peter I can't help feeling that getting a better handle on the causes of PD would be of use in finding a cure. For example, lets suppose that PD from...
G'Day, Ken. If I was able to turn back the clock to the time when I was concussed during a car accident, I would insist on having an MRI scan, as well as an...
Hi guys, Parkinson's is such a complicated and unforgiving disease. Since you all are heavy in to trying to understand it I thought I would share what I'm...
G'Day, Jim. Fight the good fight. With each battle, stand and be recognized. I wish that we had: An insignia to paint on a flag that we can all follow. A logo...
We are in need of a slick marketing consultant who can help us with public as well as parkie awareness for our effort with GDNF. One of the main objectives...
My best friend has a consulting business in Washington DC. She was a deputy assistant to President Clinton for eight years and knows many many people. If you...
G'Day. In the US, with a population of 292 million, about 1 in 500 ( 600,000, some say a million ) exhibit Parkinson's Disease ( PD ), and 1 in 100 ( 3...
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Brenda, how about Debbie Huffman, Parkinson Association of the Carolinas [PAN} EMC ... From: "Brenda Tucker" <btucma2000@...> To: <plwp2@yahoogroups.com>...
Love you Peter, and that all makes perfect sense...but you do need a hobby! We also do not grind and mill our own grains, collect our own chick eggs, don't...
Now that's more like it ! Hip hip hooray! Shout from the roof tops; be persistent; throw tea in the harbour....oh that was that other war! EMC ... From: "Peter...
Peter, Your knowledge is immeasurable, your research impeccable, your reasoning superb and your wit is unsurpassed. However, I'm afraid I have to disagree...
Every once in a while, a story comes along that just tugs at your heart strings and makes you really think about life and how precious it is. This is one...
Hi there My Name is Johnny. Was diagnosed with PD 18 years ago. The first
4 years of it was the most pain that parkinson's had beset on me. THese 4
years i...
Never stop Making Pancakes Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the ...
This explains why we forward jokes. A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was...
Welding and Parkinson disease Is there a bond? Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH and Roger Kurlan, MD From the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. ...
G'Day. I'm always on the lookout for assistive technologies, and have made a few of my own. Making pancakes is a lot of fun, but there is always the chance of ...
Hello there, Yes Peter that story really ring a bell in our house to. Lynne gave it to me this morning and we thought that it would go down well. We all have...
Cruising the net for info on GDNF, I came across: http://www.researchd.com/cytokines/rdi4510.htm I looks to me as though GDNF is available to bonafide...