>I believe that it is something in the autoimmune system and it is
>hereditary.
>All on my father's side of the family
>My father--leukemia
>His sister--Hodgkin's Disease
>Another sister's daughter--Hodgkin's Disease
>Another sister's daughter--rheumatoid arthritis
>Another sister--fibromyalgia
>Her son--MS
>Me--TM
>My older sister(13 mo)-- MS(diagnosed last year)
>My younger sister(5 yrs)--trigeminal neuralgia
>My father's father--Parkinson's
>
>Family History:
>My grandparents on my father's side:
>8 girls--1 boy(my father)
>33 grandchildren
>I don't know how many descendants from the grandchildren or great
>grandchildren. All I can say is that I have a hell of a lot of
>relatives!
>It would take a government grant to find how many more have the
>defective autoimmune system.
>John
>
>
Hey JohnI agree that something has gone ary with the immune system- I had
Hodgkin's Disease 15 yrs ago, got TM symptoms 4 yrs ago and a MS
diagnosis this past Sept. My daughter has Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis,
and my son has asthma. There seems to be some connection here. Karen