Amen ;) I would rather take a pill a day to control whatever the problem was then to have something else wrong with me like a missing limb etc etc
Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:36 PM Subject: RE: Janet Reno in Florida > I did a little reading since my last post. You are correct in stating that > a dopamine deficiency is apparently responsible for Parkinson's. And yes, > in the late stages of the disease, about 1 in 3 have some level of mental > degredation. > > However, there are several points I would like to bring up. First is that > most of the "mental disorders" associated with the early stages of > Parkinson's can be linked to a depression brought on by finding out you have > a frustrating and terminal disease. Would you rule out someone who was put > in a wheelchair by a car wreck? Or a recent cancer survivor? Both of these > could just as easily cause depression. Again, depression is routinely > treated and need not interfere with anyone's life. And, of course, it does > not affect everyone. > > Second, grouping all mental illnesses and chemical imbalances together is > akin to saying that a wrenched knee and an accidental amputation at the hip > both make a person disabled because they both stem from a physical trauma. > By lumping all chemical imbalances of the nervous system together, you are > equating someone like me and your average theme park thrill-seeker with > violent psychopaths and people who face-jump off tall buildings. Not quite > the same thing, IMHO. > > I'm sorry if I'm seeming a little vehement about this, but this is something > that affects my life. The more people who understand that mental illnesses > are not always the tragic, debilitating things they once were the better. > It's very frustrating to have people assume that I'm unreliable or even > useless because I have to take a pill a day to control my depression. > > Anyway, I just want people (especially me) to be judged by what abilities > they /do/ have, not what's "wrong" with them. > > --Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > : Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:26 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: Re: Janet Reno in Florida > : > : > : Chemical imbalances are the root of most mental disorders...I believe > : that Parkinson's is the inability of the brain to manufacture > : sufficient levels of dopamine (I might be wrong there, but I'm close > : if not). It requires continual medication, and brain function will be > : hampered. > : A physical disability I would have no problem with, but a mental > : disability is not exactly something I look for in a politician. > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
