Posted on 03/01/2005 3:54:30 PM PST by neverdem
My first inclination is to look at the pesticides and herbicides used on the fields.
For anecdotal reasons, he was a fireman.
Even tho it was ruled out by the doctors, my mother in law always felt like Lyme disease was somehow related to her ALS. In the reading I've done, the docs seem to pooh pooh the idea of there being a connection.
My MIL had about 2.5 years from diagnosis to death. She didn't play soccer but she was one heck of a bowler! Very involved in leagues and competitions, spent several years working the snack bar at the bowling alley. It was while bowling that she noticed her strenght going and began having muscle twitching.
Thanks; I had not. Interesting to see if other sports played on natural turf have similar instances of ALS, taking into account US or EU locales.
AS a matter of fact, I play a lot of sports; non with the drive to win if it kills me. For example, I play volley ball, and would never attempt to save a powerful spike. I play basket ball, with no wish to defend the basket against a 250 lbs 6 feet five guy running at & trough me. There is a difference between playing for enjoyment of the game or playing for money. I like the challenge, and the competition, but to a point that is not to risky for my well being. You may call that I stink at these games, I would rather call it a middle age wisdom.
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FWIW, so is my friend.
Everyone to their own feelings.
No matter what game, I personally try to win them all. If I do, great. If I don't, I know I tried.
That could well be true over the years. I used to smell some strange stuff over the years. However, modern methods have eleminated or greatly reduced that possibility.
Well, what's that going on with Ozzie Ozborne?
Don't blame the attitude, but fielding a soccer ball with one's head or chest (unless it's a hard line drive right at you) isn't really an equivalent of those extreme situations.
Have you actually been diagnosed as having it?
No, thankfully. However, I have seen enough of it to tell early, early symptons.
I think its all in the genes.
Might be interesting to run a study of college and professional football players to see if the same problems turn up there.
I can still hope that you're merely being hit by the old age truck. Hopefully, your symptoms will turn out to be because of something much more benign.
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