Re: Thoughts on PD; Katherine Hepburn; The Pope;

[Peter Flintermann <PCFLINTE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Marc-- the books say that PD is not "fatal"--by which they seem to
mean that PD *itself* ,unlike a heart attack, won't kill us. However,
as everyone dies sometime, that's rather small comfort--:-(  What seems
to happen is that the *complications* of PD can be fatal. These result
from the effects of the disease on the body, such as pneumonia from aspiration,
   impaction in the colon, swallowing problems,etc.  That's a brief answer to
a big question---but look how many PD folks are still alive and kicking!
Camilla Flintermann  (C) Oxford,OH