Re: Re/ Cathy - disorders common w/LBD

[Guest guest]

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Thanks for your input. I know that Sally's dad in the UK was an avid farmer

and that Sandie's dad Merle used to swim in a pond (in Iowa) that had runoff

from some type of petro/rubber plant if memory serves me correct.

In addition to the area where Mom was raised, for years her neighbors sprayed

paraquat on the weeds around an electrified fence that separates their lands.

At that very point of separation where the chemicals were sprayed, Mom grew

the most gorgeous dahlias for more than fifteen years. Makes a person

wonder.....

Betty

[Guest guest]

Betty, I recently heard that welding is linked to PD. Pat,SC

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and All

I was raised north of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The government published a statement

that they dumped by spraying chemicals over and around the Fort Wayne area years

ago. The cancer rate is so high there. It seems like everyone we knew there

either has it or died from it. Fortunately, non of my family has ever had

cancer and don't show signs of getting it but the community almost seems in a

cancer epidemic. My aunt had PD. She grew up in the same area but moved to

Fort Wayne when she got married. After retirement, she moved back to the farm

where she later died. What part did the chemicals play on the PD, we will never

know.

in Texas

Re: - disorders common w/LBD

> ,

>

> Another quick thought. You will find that so many of our LO's suffer from a

> variety of similar health problems including hypothyroidism, arthritis,

> extremely low or fluctuating blood pressure, depression, RLS (restless leg

syndrome)

> and I know there are many others that just don't come to mind at this moment.

> Perhaps some of the old timers on the site can come up with a few more.

>

> This disease simply baffles me but I know that someday the dots will be

> connected. I'm still placing my bet on environmental factors and lifestyle,

based

> on some pretty interesting studies done in California on Parkinson's Disease

> and the high ratios found in agricultural communities which used now-banned

> chemicals on their crops. There are several other toxic factors which have

since

> been linked to PD. My uncle died from it and most all my mom's 13 other

> siblings were raised in the Oroville area north of Sacramento, CA, where these

> levels were extremely high.

>

> That's it for the babbling. Take care.

>

> Betty

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

and All

I was raised north of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The government published a

statement that they dumped by spraying chemicals over and around the Fort

Wayne area years ago. The cancer rate is so high there. It seems like

everyone we knew there either has it or died from it. Fortunately, non of

my family has ever had cancer and don't show signs of getting it but the

community almost seems in a cancer epidemic. My aunt had PD. She grew up

in the same area but moved to Fort Wayne when she got married. After

retirement, she moved back to the farm where she later died. What part did

the chemicals play on the PD, we will never know.

in Texas

Re: - disorders common w/LBD

> ,

>

> Another quick thought. You will find that so many of our LO's suffer from

a

> variety of similar health problems including hypothyroidism, arthritis,

> extremely low or fluctuating blood pressure, depression, RLS (restless leg

syndrome)

> and I know there are many others that just don't come to mind at this

moment.

> Perhaps some of the old timers on the site can come up with a few more.

>

> This disease simply baffles me but I know that someday the dots will be

> connected. I'm still placing my bet on environmental factors and

lifestyle, based

> on some pretty interesting studies done in California on Parkinson's

Disease

> and the high ratios found in agricultural communities which used

now-banned

> chemicals on their crops. There are several other toxic factors which

have since

> been linked to PD. My uncle died from it and most all my mom's 13 other

> siblings were raised in the Oroville area north of Sacramento, CA, where

these

> levels were extremely high.

>

> That's it for the babbling. Take care.

>

> Betty

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, Betty, I don't. There was an article in the paper. My BIL

first told us about it. Sorry, LOL Pat,SC

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Pat,

Do you have any articles on the welding and PD. If not, I'm sure I can get

down to a web search. Thanks for the feedback.

Betty