Man copes with painful disease: manganese poisoning
Everyone involved in the welding business, from fab shop operators to manufacturers to guys welding on the line, needs to understand what's at stake with manganese poisoning.
Here's one man's story...
Lying flat on the bed in his apartment, Fisher, of Olney, described his pain and how Parkinson's disease has taken away his ability to live a normal, independent life and how it has caused a strain on his family and other relationships.
"It's very frustrating," he said, careful not to become too excited because stress accelerates the pain that he described as "sharp, crampy."
Joe Fisher recently laid in bed in pain on a warm spring afternoon, trying to deal with a disease that has plagued him for nearly a decade as he struggled through a day that was hardly going well.
Lying flat on the bed in his apartment, Fisher, of Olney, described his pain and how Parkinson's disease has taken away his ability to live a normal, independent life and how it has caused a strain on his family and other relationships.
"It's very frustrating," he said, careful not to become too excited because stress accelerates the pain that he described as "sharp, crampy." Joe has been living with Parkinson's since he was 43 years old and an employee of Caterpillar Corporation in East Peoria. He had to stop working as a welder in 1998 after 23 years with the company. He learned he had manganese poisoning, which is thought to have happened during his time as a welder.
Look, nobody knows for sure what drives these cases. If you're in this business, follow every safety guideline for ventilation and handling of rods. America is built on welded metal, but we need to be sure the welders are safe.
Here's one man's story...
Lying flat on the bed in his apartment, Fisher, of Olney, described his pain and how Parkinson's disease has taken away his ability to live a normal, independent life and how it has caused a strain on his family and other relationships.
"It's very frustrating," he said, careful not to become too excited because stress accelerates the pain that he described as "sharp, crampy."
Joe Fisher recently laid in bed in pain on a warm spring afternoon, trying to deal with a disease that has plagued him for nearly a decade as he struggled through a day that was hardly going well.
Lying flat on the bed in his apartment, Fisher, of Olney, described his pain and how Parkinson's disease has taken away his ability to live a normal, independent life and how it has caused a strain on his family and other relationships.
"It's very frustrating," he said, careful not to become too excited because stress accelerates the pain that he described as "sharp, crampy." Joe has been living with Parkinson's since he was 43 years old and an employee of Caterpillar Corporation in East Peoria. He had to stop working as a welder in 1998 after 23 years with the company. He learned he had manganese poisoning, which is thought to have happened during his time as a welder.
Look, nobody knows for sure what drives these cases. If you're in this business, follow every safety guideline for ventilation and handling of rods. America is built on welded metal, but we need to be sure the welders are safe.
posted by Scott at 2:18 PM
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