Originally Posted by glenntaj

Neuropathy is far more common than multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and myasthenia gravis combined. But you wouldn't know that from how often it's talked about compared to those. I do blame some of this on the neuropathy advocacy organizations--they fight with each other a lot, and a lot of the organizations for other conditions seem to cooperate more--but that can't explain it all. I keep waiting for one REALLY currently famous person to draw attention to it. I bet a lot of our older politicians suffer from it, for example. I certainly try to get the word out there, but my degree of fame seems limited to the internet and Neurotalk.