<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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