So they say I am of the opinion that TM is one of a constellation of myelin disorders, one of many along a spectrum; and that as time goes on, and the globalization effects populations shifts more and more, that the boundary between these now identifiable diseases will be less obvious and become blurred.
Dalton From: Laura Beaudin <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:43:34 -0700 To: john snodgrass <[email protected]> Cc: Dalton Garis <[email protected]>, Janice Nichols <[email protected]>, randy rankin <[email protected]>, TM Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? > Because if there is brain involvement, it's not TM. > Laura > The Home(School) Club <http://www.thehomeschoolclub.org> > > > > > On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM, john snodgrass <[email protected]> wrote: >> Janice why are you so concerned that TM has absolutely nothing to do with the >> brain. you have mentioned this several times. >> >> I am just curious,,i could honestly care less what it has to do with >> anything,,,just wondering. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Dalton Garis <[email protected]> >> To: Janice Nichols <[email protected]>; john snodgrass >> <[email protected]>; randy rankin <[email protected]>; TM Group >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 8:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? >> >> >> Speech was affected! >> >> Couldn't talk during attacks, which come less now. I would try to speak and >> would lose control of arms and legs and would stiffen up like a tin solder. >> >> Dalton >> >> From: Janice Nichols <[email protected]> >> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:59:25 -0600 >> To: Dalton Garis <[email protected]>, john snodgrass <[email protected]>, >> randy rankin <[email protected]>, TM Group <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? >> >>> And yet your speech was not affected. hmmmmm. >>> Janice >>> >>> From: Dalton Garis <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 5:01 PM >>> To: john snodgrass <mailto:[email protected]> ; Janice Nichols >>> <mailto:[email protected]> ; randy rankin <mailto:[email protected]> >>> ; TM Group <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? >>> >>> Brainstem, brainstem; >>> >>> Mine was in the upper brainstem, but not the brain itself, something called >>> the Pons, which is some kind of switching station between brain-will and >>> body-can. >>> >>> Dalton >>> >>> >>> From: john snodgrass <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: john snodgrass <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:28:07 -0800 (PST) >>> To: Janice Nichols <[email protected]>, randy rankin >>> <[email protected]>, TM Group <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? >>> Resent-From: <[email protected]> >>> Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:31:29 -0800 >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> reminds me of something Dalton said before concerning speech,,,,,and when I >>>> think about it,, speech is a brain thing,,,so them either there's more to >>>> TM than what is actually discovered or there are other things going on >>>> "with the brain" that has an effect on speech because speech is a "brain" >>>> thing,,,,TM is a "spine" thing. >>>> >>>> if we only knew...... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> then again what would we do about it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> perhaps it is a residual thing. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> body freaks out and brain has no way of realigning it so parts of it >>>> malfunctions as well. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> guessing,,,,,practicing medicine without a license,,,,yikes!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Janice Nichols <[email protected]> >>>> To: randy rankin <[email protected]>; TM Group <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:10 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> One of the first things the hospital check when I got there was my >>>> Potassium level. Sadly, that was not the problem. ³Celebrated² my >>>> 5th year of TM yesterday. >>>> >>>> I didn¹t know that speech could be affected. Where did her ³attack² >>>> occur? >>>> >>>> Janice >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: randy rankin <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:02 AM >>>> >>>> To: TM Group <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Subject: [TMIC] is there a connection between low potassium and TM? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mary is not talking or communicating and is able to get to the bathroom >>>> with assistance but that side of the family is still clueless. I talked to >>>> them about TM, MS, and mylopothy and I might as well been talking about a >>>> new island off the coast of Java --- They are mentally fixed on the low >>>> potassium situation and not the fact she can't talk and she can't walk. But >>>> I did promise that I would ask the group to see if any of you were aware of >>>> any connections between low K and the neurological conditions that impacted >>>> you - experiencially or diagnostically >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >
