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How Many In Your Family Have PD ?
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posted June 13, 2017
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My mother's twin brother (deceased) had PD. My daughter's FIL has PD. My husband's sister has PD has PD and I have PD. My mother has
essential tremors and my brother has Essential tremors and I have PD. A lot of PD in our family and extended family

posted October 17, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Leon is the only one. I think his was caused by longtime spraying insecticide on our farm.- Sherwon and Leon

posted July 17, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

My brother and I. We lived by a chemical plant which you could always smell if you were outside plus we also lived next door to a farm which had a Hugh garden and that was sprayed alot

posted November 1, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

23AndMe, which is free to PD sufferers, will tell you whether you have the Parknson's gen (most PDers don't)

posted October 23, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I tried to do this a couple of different times but each time comes back the same thankfully I am the first and only one with this dreaded disease

posted August 3, 2017

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