Re: A question for all PLSers

June 29, 2002

Liz,

Grissom Air Force Reserve Base is just about 15 miles from here. It was an

Air Force Base until it was closed a few years back. I knew several people

who worked there and some who still do. As far as I know, none of them have

developed any neurological problems, just a few with attitude problems. One

in particular has been there at least 20 years and is responsible for one

EC-135, a tanker. It is similar to the smaller planes the airlines use,

which are still large. I would wonder what other variable was present at

the facility where your father worked. If working on planes was a major

variable, then there would be an extremely large pool of MND's to work from

as the Air Force and airlines have been in operation longer than I have

been alive.

Mike Gray,

Logansport IN

At 10:50 PM 6/25/02 -0400, you wrote:

>Have any of you ever worke around airplanes prior to getting PLS? I read

>about an airport that was shut down because so many of the workers developed

>motor neuron disease. I can't remember all of the details from the story.

>Have any of you heard of this? Just curious. My father worked for Pan

>American Airlines for many years as a metal mechanic fixing the body of

>planes.

>Liz

>

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