Yes, the sweet Grandma at the hospital who educated me about the Amgen scandal really conked me on the head with it. She was teaching a bunch of us in the waiting room, with photocopies of articles and telling the whole story in her own words.
I would like to spread the story even more; as I am free and independent I can say things that other people cannot so easily say because of their job; or in the case of a lot of PD associations, their need to appear neutral or reasonable or at least not burning with anger.
If I had e-mail addresses for the whole world, I would SPAM the whole world about GDNF, just one time. If anyone has any suggestions who I should send my article to, let me know. That sounds like personal vanity, but I consider it time to create a "teaching moment" and conk people on the head like the 70-year old woman conked me on the head with this story, and the litmus test: people's reactions to the story. If someone says that what was done to the 48 volunteers was all okay, count your fingers after you shake hands with them.