Brian Grant diagnosed with Parkinson's

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Nikolokolus, May 18, 2009
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    Yea that is crazy. My mom has Parkinsons, so I know how rough that road can be.
     
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    that sucks-I thought only old people got that disease...
     
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    Well that sucks.

    I am tired of hearing about cancer, MS and Parkinson's. Too many friends, and people that seem to be great individuals have been stricken
     
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    Oh heaven's no. Unless you are young and consider people who are 40ish old.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Michael J Fox was very young when he was diagnosed.

    This is VERY sad. I feel bad for BG and my prayers are with him.
     
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    Right-from the article, though, it sounds like this is very rare for someone this young to get it. Usually, when you hear "Parkinsons" you don't think of a 37 year old ex-NBA player, you think of someone your grandma's age.
     
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    Wow, that really sucks. I

    Does anyone know an email or address that I could contact Grant? I work on Parkinson research and would like to send him my best wishes and let him know some of the research that is currently being conducted which is not easy for the public to learn about. Let him know that here are big strides being made and that he should remain hopeful that our scientists can find a cure.
     
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    Hey if you would be willing I would like to see anything coming up as well, I am constantly scavenging the web on the lookout for anything that can help out my mom coming down the line, I am not sure how many more years she is going to be able to hold out.
     
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    BG is such a class act. Love that guy!
     
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    I grew up with someone who's dad has Parkinsons and has had it for years. He recently had some brain surgery or something for it and he hardly shows any signs of it now. Its crazy cause this guy had CRAZY visible signs of it, it was hard to watch cause you feel so bad. But the surgery seemed to really help.
     
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    I will pm you
     
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    lol is that Joe Blouin? that is crazy if they were able to fix him...maybe there is hope for BG after all.
     
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    Yeah he is basically all fixed. Its crazy the difference.
     
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    Yea, that definitely sucks. Michael J Fox is the other guy that comes to mind.
     
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    It usually does show up in early middle age.

    Sadly, it is a heritable disease that does not usually manifest until after the affected person has already had children. So it's just cross your fingers that your kids did not get it.
     
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    +1. I'll add Alzheimer's to the list as well. I definitely think all of them are curable. It's just a matter of time. Unfortunately, many of these people will never have enough time to find out.

    I know it won't make any difference, but I'm sending out some positive vibes towards Mr. Grant. Get well, Brian.
     
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    Sorry, but this caught me as humorous.
     
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    Yea that surgery is really invasive and a high percentage of folks who have it come out with side effects. I believe you are talking about Deep Brain Stimulation, where they put electrodes into you brain to try and stop the shaking Parkinsons has. The only thing is, it doesn't solve the disease, it only treats the symptoms. When a person starts demonstrating symptoms of Parkinsons, typically they have less than 20% of their neuron cells left alive in their brain. So it is just a matter of time before it's over.
     
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    yakbladder Grunt Third Class

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    okay, kind of a stretch there, but yeah, bad choice of words. Let me rephrase..positive thoughts.
     
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