Email reading facts on the Michael J. Fox ad

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About Parkinson’s disease.

http://www.neurologychannel.com/parkinsonsdisease/index.shtml

Overview

Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. Tremors, rigidity, slow movement (bradykinesia), poor balance, and difficulty walking (called parkinsonian gait) are characteristic primary symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Medical Treatment

Medication
Medication selection and dosage is tailored to the individual. The physician considers factors such as severity of symptoms, age, and presence of other medical conditions. No two persons respond identically to a particular drug or dosage level, so this process involves experimentation, persistence, and patience.

Levodopa

Side effects include gastrointestinal distress, especially early in treatment, low blood pressure (hypotension), and abnormal movements (dyskinesias).

Dopamine Agonists

Side effects are similar to those produced by levodopa.

Here is the Michael J. Fox Missouri ad (00:37)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WB_PXjTBo

Here is a news report that shows not only what the drug addled bigot formery known as Jeff Christie (aka Rush Limbaugh) said and DID on his radio show (yes he is so self absorbed that he sells video coverage of his radio show)

(00:36)-this is just Rush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F05T9cU8hxQ

(1:02)-this is NBC coverage of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtYk5crxVY

Oh that has to be some sort of liberal media trick what with all their secular magic and such

No actually he did that

CNN (1:24)-no video of Rush mocking the ill on this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7kdcwEauUI

and Olberman’s report on it (7:32) with commentary. Stay tuned to the 3:38 mark for another ad Fox did in 2004.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o6yrdInw6s
For those without the time or technology to watch that full report:

FYI-Newbusters is a low grade rightwing news source. This link contains the exact same talking points that Rush used as what they seem to think works as an excuse.

Couric: “Would you support a Republican candidate?”

Fox: “I have. Arlen Specter is my guy. I have campaigned for Arlen Specter. He's been a fantastic champion of stem cell research. In the meantime, separate and apart my political involvement I started a foundation that has raised $85 million for research and is the second leading fund of Parkinson's research after the federal government. And, you know, it's not -- I'm not a johnny-come-lately. Nobody plucked me off the apple cart to come and do this. I mean, I believe in this cause. I put a lot of my life and energy into it and we're serious about it.”

http://newsbusters.org/node/8629

Also here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601347.html



But back to the original point of this

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400691.html

"Anyone who knows the disease well would regard his movement as classic severe Parkinson's disease," said Elaine Richman, a neuroscientist in Baltimore who co-wrote "Parkinson's Disease and the Family." "Any other interpretation is misinformed."



Misinformed, yep that’s Rush.

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1. Thirteen years.

Is how long Millie Kondracke lived with her Parkinson's. But she was exaggerating.