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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Lede of the day Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 4:03 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	By Korky Vann Special to The Hartford Courant They roam the night, desperate for relief from a condition no one really understands. Neither vampires nor insomniacs, these driven individuals … and there are millions, many of them elderly … suffer from Restless Legs Syndrome, a debilitating nocturnal neurological disorder that compels those afflicted to leave their beds and pace until the symptoms subside.<p>****Millions of these poor people! At least they aren't vampires, which would be far worse for society than a case of the jimmylegs.
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tim	Post subject: Re: Lede of the day Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:36 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 151 Location: Gautier, Miss.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer: By Korky Vann Special to The Hartford Courant They roam the night, desperate for relief from a condition no one really understands. Neither vampires nor insomniacs, these driven individuals … and there are millions, many of them elderly … suffer from Restless Legs Syndrome, a debilitating nocturnal neurological disorder that compels those afflicted to leave their beds and pace until the symptoms subside.<p>****Millions of these poor people! At least they aren't vampires, which would be far worse for society than a case of the jimmylegs.<hr></blockquote><p>Korky's lede sucks, I agree. And it is an incorrect one, as well. The condition does in fact lead to insomnia. And it is not debilitating. But don't blame the story subject.<p>It's nothing you can't live with, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Even someone like you, who would dismiss it as having a case of the "jimmylegs." And, yes, there are millions of us, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. There is no cure and it usually worsens with age. That's something wonderful to look forward to. I appreciate your expressions of kindness and understanding.
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Karenna Awtry	Post subject: Re: Lede of the day Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 6:51 pm
Joined: Tue Jan 21, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 58 Location: Salt Lake City	I think we can all safely, and testily, agree Korky SHOULD NOT be the spokesperson for RLS sufferers.
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aneye4detail	Post subject: Re: Lede of the day Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 1:58 am
Joined: Thu Feb 06, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 43 Location: Sacramento	I'm 35, have had RLS when I was pregnant and then recently for an unknown reason. Didn't have any idea what the cause was. When I stopped my certain medication, it stopped. Just thought I'd share. <p>Also, thanks Blanp for this board. I've been looking for a way to communicate with other copy editors.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: Lede of the day Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 2:30 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	Well, my apologies for being flippant and offending RLS sufferers. But Korky's lede stinks. We can agree on that.
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