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From: frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye)
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Subject: Re: Self diagnosis. (Martin's reply to me.)
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Date: Tue, 28-Jan-86 10:26:54 EST
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I don't really like the idea of self diagnisis either. I was
just thinking that the firechief with a lot of training would
be more tempted to go see a medicine man that your average guy
on the street. Roger had probably seen a few people who'd just
let things go 'til they'd become critical before. I doubt he
would have done that. So, I just kinda figure he must have felt 
in fine shape...


Something I learned a little while back that I had no idea of
'til then: Someone told me that M.S. could be linked to the fact
that there was a dog or cat around that had distemper when the
M.S. victim was a kid. I was surprized to find out that distemper
can mess up the human wiring harness like that. If what I heard
was true, that means people should made damned sure their pets 
are in good health and stay away from strange animals. I knew
a lady who'd take in every wounded critter she found. They'd very
rarely make it, but she'd try. She had some pet hampsteres that
ended up dying after she brought home a sick raccoon. Once I saw
that, I decided to just whack 'em with a shovel or something and
bury them when I found a sick critter. Don't want to take home
no wierd illnesses...

Any truth to the story I heard about distemper causing M.S. and
its typical insulation breakdown? (I had a big power supply that
came down with a problem like that in its cable loom(8-).)



Thanks,

Tom Frye