Vicky,

Actually, there are some top scientists who would not disagree with you about putting any more substances in our bodies without knowing more. What scares me is the more we know, the more we don't know. They just discovered an earth- like planet the other day.....there is so much we don't know.

But unfortunately, I do know about suffering and I do know where I could be headed, am already living with pain 24/7 [takes the fun out of a lot of things and makes you not want to do anything].

So I'll settle for heavy duty symptom relief. Next up is gene therapy - how close are we? Phase II - it won't be happening tomorrow. There's considerable buzz about licensing out patented material. Much to the glee of attorneys, patent battles can tie things up for years.

SO why bother? Nothing is going to be ready in time anyway. Well, I do still have hope....and the other reason is....it's just so darned interesting!

paula