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Really sad news, poor Linda

MaggieD said:
People who would have died a hundred years ago don't. People who would have died at birth a hundred years ago don't.

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.
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I agree that as we live longer more things go wrong but I know a guy that got Parkinson's in his 40s. I never remember even hearing of this disease until 20 years ago or so although I'm sure it was around. It just seems to me I am hearing about it more and more lately. Maybe this weekend when I have time I'll try to find some stats on this, sure is an awful disease though, just shoot me.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I agree that as we live longer more things go wrong but I know a guy that got Parkinson's in his 40s. I never remember even hearing of this disease until 20 years ago or so although I'm sure it was around. It just seems to me I am hearing about it more and more lately. Maybe this weekend when I have time I'll try to find some stats on this, sure is an awful disease though, just shoot me.
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Not only that we're living longer, but people who are genetically flawed live to reproduce. With others who are genetically flawed.

Mom's 86 -- she has had mild Parkinson's for years. I'd imagine it's a different disease when it comes on late in life as opposed to when one is 40ish. To say mom walks slow? Would be an understatement. The other day, I was helping mom get in the car. She got her left foot in and then just sort of stopped, all hunkered to get in the car. Of a sudden, she said, "Maggie, where's my right foot??" I suspect she was sending the signal to move it and it wasn't getting through. Ah, the Golden Years...

Michael J. Fox is going to be in a new series this fall . . .
 
MaggieD said:
Not only that we're living longer, but people who are genetically flawed live to reproduce. With others who are genetically flawed.

Mom's 86 -- she has had mild Parkinson's for years. I'd imagine it's a different disease when it comes on late in life as opposed to when one is 40ish. To say mom walks slow? Would be an understatement. The other day, I was helping mom get in the car. She got her left foot in and then just sort of stopped, all hunkered to get in the car. Of a sudden, she said, "Maggie, where's my right foot??" I suspect she was sending the signal to move it and it wasn't getting through. Ah, the Golden Years...

Michael J. Fox is going to be in a new series this fall . . .
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Sorry about your mom, that's tough to watch. I do agree that we as a species are getting weaker as modern medicine negates survival of the fittest, that's the trade off I guess. I heard about Fox, good for him!
 
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