After dinner Kairit fell just outside her hotel room. Fortunately she did not hurt herself too badly...a little bruised on one arm. Anto had just opened the door but before he could reach her, the muscles, worn out after today's activities simply could not hold her any longer. I think of how active Kairit was prior to this disease. My Aunt Geri was, too...so are the men and women of the military who seem to contract ALS far too often. What causes the motor neurons to fail? How do we stop it before the muscles atrophy? Is stem cell treatment the answer? Is there something else? We need answers quickly. That takes money for research.
Kairit's friends and family in Estonia have wings on their shoulders for the donations they have raised and given to help her try the treatment she will have today. There are so many people who need help and who want to live. They deserve a chance, too. Maybe the big pharmaceutical companies don't put enough into research because there's not enough money in ALS for them. Most patients die rather quickly compared with say, a cancer patient. Do I sound cynical? It must be the late hour.
Kairit's friends and family in Estonia have wings on their shoulders for the donations they have raised and given to help her try the treatment she will have today. There are so many people who need help and who want to live. They deserve a chance, too. Maybe the big pharmaceutical companies don't put enough into research because there's not enough money in ALS for them. Most patients die rather quickly compared with say, a cancer patient. Do I sound cynical? It must be the late hour.
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