Biography

Name

Thomas Casten

Nickname

thomas-casten

Year of Birth

1942

Gender

Male

Location

Hinsdale, Il

Relationship

Family

Short Bio

My wife Judy was diagnosed in November of 2013, right hand and leg tremors.  We have trained together and run 7 marathons in hopes of slowing progression.  She remains independent but is beginning to struggle with complex tasks.  We suspect that the endurance training — about 550 miles per season — puts our bodies in ketosis and wonder if this signals the brain to burn the lipids in brain ‘sludge’

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