Brian Grant diagnosed with Parkinson's

Some of the ESPN TV interview:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4179623

 

OK, I admit, I still really like BG (I just get tired of villification of other players for petty stuff). I feel really bad for him - Parkinson's at 36 is a bitch.

Here's the thing I don't get. He's really cleaned up his nutrition and started to exercise regularly now that he has the disease, and he says it's helping. It seems like we all should start eating whole foods and exercising BEFORE we get Parkinson's or some similar disease.

My wife and I are both 45, so 36 is looking pretty young. I've been regularly exercising for almost a year, but I really need to do better. (I haven't lost much weight because my appetite has gone through the roof!)

Hopefully, all of us can learn the lesson - start exercising regularly and eat whole foods. Let's make it happen.

 

I think it's safe to say Brian was exercising. But eating correctly is a general good idea. Can't prevent heritable diseases, though.

Unfortunately for a lot of the world's people, just eating, period, is a big challenge.

I still have my band-aid from game 6 of the semis against Utah. Remember that? I stuck it on my computer and when I replaced the computer kept the band-aid to put on my new one.

 

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/parkinsons_changes_game_plan_f.html

 

He said in the interview that he wasn't exercising - he was depressed.