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by lol
Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:42 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Hopeful study
Replies: 1
Views: 3079

Hopeful study

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/healt ... .html?_r=0

As a 62 year old 4/4, I found the above news to be hopeful. I want to be part of the study.
by lol
Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:18 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Statin use
Replies: 26
Views: 11617

Statin use

I am not a scientist, and I am trying to understand statin use as a 4/4. The brain needs cholesterol, but the bloodstream doesn't need too much. Do I have this right? My liver makes cholesterol, in my case, too much. But, this extra cholesterol in my bloodstream can't get past the blood-brain barrie...
by lol
Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:36 am
Forum: ApoE4.Info, Inc.
Topic: Thank you
Replies: 3
Views: 2817

Thank you

This is a wonderful place. Thank you so much for making it possible, Skybike, Julie, Golden, PP, and Susan.
I am very appreciative. xo laugh out loud
by lol
Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:32 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: lol's introduction
Replies: 6
Views: 4872

lol's introduction

I was playing in a golf tournament the day I discovered my 4/4 status. Quickly checked my e-mails and saw that my 23&me results were in. Running late, didn't read/listen to the warnings. Clicked on to my 4/4 result. Went out the door like a zombie, not quite understanding what I had just read. I...