HI Ron,

I carry 2 Parkin mutations and have a sister with PD, When she was about 17, she was thrown off a horse and had to be flown to the nearest large medical center. She had a fractured skull and was leaking spinal fluid.

I was beaten by my father. One of his blows was to the back of my head. It was hard enough to make me see stars and black out. A later FDOPA Scan showed I had already sustained damage to my brain.

Vicky