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The man had had Parkinson’s disease for 10 years, and it had progressed until he was severely affected. Parkinson’s, a neurological disorder in which some of the brain cells that control movement die, had made him unable to walk. He trembled and could walk only a few steps before falling. He froze in place, his feet feeling as if they were bolted to the floor.
But the man told Dr. Bloem something amazing: he said he was a regular exerciser — a cyclist, in fact — something that should not be possible for patients at his stage of the disease, Dr. Bloem thought.
“He said, ‘Just yesterday I rode my bicycle for 10 kilometers’ — six miles,” Dr. Bloem said. “He said he rides his bicycle for miles and miles every day.” [...]
The man had had Parkinson’s disease for 10 years, and it had progressed until he was severely affected. Parkinson’s, a neurological disorder in which some of the brain cells that control movement die, had made him unable to walk. He trembled and could walk only a few steps before falling. He froze in place, his feet feeling as if they were bolted to the floor.
But the man told Dr. Bloem something amazing: he said he was a regular exerciser — a cyclist, in fact — something that should not be possible for patients at his stage of the disease, Dr. Bloem thought.
“He said, ‘Just yesterday I rode my bicycle for 10 kilometers’ — six miles,” Dr. Bloem said. “He said he rides his bicycle for miles and miles every day.” [...]
Incredible.
ReplyDeleteEven the 'machine' side of the human being in nowhere near understood.
I suspect changes in body chemistry will be looked at in the future.
This was published on April 1.
ReplyDeleteThis was published on April 1.
ReplyDeleteA response was published to Rabbi Hoffman's article about Jonathan Pollard. Perhaps Rabbi E would like to make a post out of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's called: "Refuting ‘Re-Examining The Pollard Case’ – A Blood Libel Against Jonathan Pollard" by Pesach Lerner
and it appears here:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=50541
chag sameach everyone.
this sounds a little like Oliver Sacks' "An Anthropologist on Mars" where someone with Tourette's was able to control his tics during surgery
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