I think Bob and MrsD are absolutely right. There have been celebs w/ PN like Janet Leigh, Johnny Cash, Julia Child, and Andy Griffith (Guillen-Barre) but no-one has done for PN what Michael J. Fox has done for awareness of Parkinson's disease or Christopher Reeves did for spinal cord injuries and quadraplegia. It seems that unless someone is a celeberity or famous the interest in PN isn't there. Then too PN is not a readily or highly "visible" disease in many cases so peoples' suffering, while intense is not apparent or recognized.

IMO it's very sad that a condition that afflicts so many and will continue to increase in numbers, particularly w/ the worldwide diabetes epidemic is so underfunded.

Alkymst