tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post84781708387306300..comments2023-11-27T16:58:56.996-08:00Comments on Off and On: The Alaska Parkinson's Rag: New Study: Parkinson's unfair to redheadsPeter Dunlap-Shohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286710554254177150noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-90962627916989389192011-09-07T10:39:14.244-07:002011-09-07T10:39:14.244-07:00My father had brown hair, but when his beard grew ...My father had brown hair, but when his beard grew out it was red. He died from Pneumonia (complications of his Parkinson's). Ny aunt also had red hair. <br />I also have red hair. Yikes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-7316680877829781122010-07-06T10:07:52.342-07:002010-07-06T10:07:52.342-07:00My red-headed brother died at age 38 from PD and h...My red-headed brother died at age 38 from PD and had had it for over 10 years by that point. My family finds this new finding very interesting - plus I have red hair and so do all of my nieces and nephews. What a scary thought.Sisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-77455942622436386612010-06-07T18:42:02.701-07:002010-06-07T18:42:02.701-07:00I blame toxins too. But he was red-headed. Maybe t...I blame toxins too. But he was red-headed. Maybe they are more likely to get it. Whatever, it's an awful disease.Laura Kennellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561399272894693495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-71869494587784209212010-06-07T18:20:22.297-07:002010-06-07T18:20:22.297-07:00My Great Grandpa had brown hair and he had Parkins...My Great Grandpa had brown hair and he had Parkinson's for 14 years and we all think he got it beacuse he was in world war II and we all think he got it from the toxins!Kotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-10645432211850113052009-11-30T20:57:21.752-08:002009-11-30T20:57:21.752-08:00My father also had beautiful red hair as a lad. (O...My father also had beautiful red hair as a lad. (Or so my mother said.) His Parkinson's symptoms didn't start showing until he was 75--. Well, hell.Laura Kennellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561399272894693495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336643719537144495.post-4864473649177964022009-03-19T14:53:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:53:00.000-07:00Interesting. My red-headed father was diagnosed wi...Interesting. My red-headed father was diagnosed with Parkinson's when in his early 40s. We speculated a lot on the cause (the disease was much less known in 1970), but never linked it to his hair color!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com