--some interviews with Mother Dolores Hart where her neuropathy was discussed; a number of them were through Neuropathy Association functions, at least. I did get angry, though, when the recent spate of articles about the anniversary of the movie in which she co-starred with Elvis and gave him his first big-screen kiss did not even mention this. (Not a one that I saw.) And I was not happy that the neuropathy organizations did not jump all over that. (Apparently, I was the only one mentioning it in commentary and on forums.)

Yes, neuropathy is often a silent, "no-see-um" disease--although there are numerous people who have motor and sensory manifestations that result in things that are observable--people with tremors, with walkers or canes or in wheelchairs in severe cases, and certainly some acute neuropathies such as Guillain Barre may require hospitalization/intensive care. And yes, too many people, even in medical specialties, think of it as simply a complication of something else, like diabetes.

Judging by the response at forums like this, though, it's far from uncommon. Just underpublicized.