X-Message-Number: 24034
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 10:15:15 -0400
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: CryoNet #24029 - #24033

For Kennita Watson:

Thanks for the info about ALS. I didn't know about the age distribution
of patients with ALS.

However to simply say that it did not relate to aging is simply wrong.
If it occurs mostly among those who are middle-aged, then it bears
a relation to aging. That teens can get it is irrelevant: some teens
get virtually any disease (cancer, heart disease, etc). Not often, but
still... And some have argued that even cancer isn't related to aging:
it occurs mainly among the "younger old": people who live to 80, say,
don't usually die of cancer. Furthermore, I'll look at the web site
you gave to see if they answer some other questions: is there a 
relation between how long someone survives with ALS and their age?

If as you say death from ALS showed no relation at all to aging, then
it would say something else important to us: that even if we can
simply abolish aging, we'll still be subject to many other fatal
conditions. Dreams of a future with no diseases or deterioration
at all will once more have to remain dreams.

              Best wishes and long long life to all,

                    Thomas Donaldson

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