Michael J. Fox, Stem cells & Rush....

I can't even begin to tell you how upsetting it is that people can make such outrageous comments about a subject they no nothing about.

Rush Limbaugh's comments this week about Michael J. Fox "faking" his PD was just appalling. mp3 of comments What he doesn't get is what he saw was the side effects of the medication that MJF has to take to be able to move at all. His disease has progressed to the point where he must take a high does of a synthetic dopamine (levodopa or LDopa). It is a condition called dyskinesia. Involuntary movements.

It just makes me so sad. Why do people have to be so mean spirited?

On the other hand...there is no such thing as bad publicity. It is amazing that Parkinson's & stem cell research has been in the news for four days now. It can only do good to bring awareness. Maybe people will educate themselves and realize how devastating this disease and what promise stem cell research holds for finding a cure.

This all ties into how I've been feeling about the state of our country lately. We are such a divided place. I worry about the world my son is growing up in. When did common decency go out the window. What happened to people being nice to each other and caring about one another. I can respect people having a different point of view than I do. I may not understand them but it doesn't make me "hate" them. I can appreciate that there are two sides to every issue/story/event.

Not sure what to do about all this. I just know that lately it really has been upsetting.