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Author Topic: Bishop R. Williamson, Christmas Eve, Trust Our Lady!  (Read 10139 times)

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Re: Bishop R. Williamson, Christmas Eve, Trust Our Lady!
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2025, 07:29:09 AM »

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Parkinson’s Disease
By Eleison Comments on March 6, 2010

People choosing to observe that kind of thing had noticed that a hand of Bishop Williamson trembles, so for years a rumour had been circulating that he suffered from Parkinson’s Disease. Recently the rumour was given another run for its money. An examination being called for, two weeks ago a London neurologist duly observed, amongst other symptoms, that the muscles of the two arms show no marked difference, and that the trembling occurs when the arm is active and not, as in Parkinson’s Disease, when it is inactive.  The neurologist duly ruled out Parkinson’s and pronounced that the symptoms are rather of Benign Essential Tremor.  (In other words a trembling hand proves that the Bishop has a Malady of Trembling.  Ah, how re-assuring are all the syllables of medical diagnoses!)
However, let nobody be disappointed at this news.  Let them take their pick from a rich variety of ways of not having to take the Bishop seriously.  Some of them actually come from enemies!-

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Re: Bishop R. Williamson, Christmas Eve, Trust Our Lady!
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2025, 05:39:38 PM »
I’m quite sure H.E. did not have Parkinson’s. Had it been Parkinson’s, he would have had much more severe symptoms by age 84. He had an Essential Tremor, probably caused by a slight anomaly on one gene. It usually appears in one’s 40’s and can gradually get worse—or not. There is no cure, but a few treatments that can help if it begins to seriously impede one’s life. I don’t know if the bishop’s was treated. The usual is a Beta blocker or low dose benzodiazepine. 
It doesn’t matter because I don’t think he has it anymore!


Re: Bishop R. Williamson, Christmas Eve, Trust Our Lady!
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2025, 05:47:58 PM »
Thank you to all for clarifying that!