Mailing List Archive

Re: Reinhard illness

Lee Thompson lt@seattlelab.com
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:55:07 GMT


On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:26:54 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Ryka G. T. wrote:
> 
> > Hai there...
> > Can anybody tell me what is Reinhard illness and how did he got it, is it
> > genetically inherited? and in which episode is it first shown that he has this
> > illness?
> 
> I don't know the specific answers to your question, but I know that it
> is in essence a classic "soap-opera" disease: i.e., something
> inevitably fatal and incurable, but which in its progression never
> harms either the victim's ability to think and enunciate, or their
> physical beauty.

It's a form of collagen disease, his bodily functions simply deteriorate over
time.

And, actually, it does affect his thinking somewhat.

-- 
Lee Thompson                       lt@seattlelab.com
Seattle Lab Inc.           http://www.seattlelab.com
Product Manager (Messaging Products)