Finn can now walk with out his cane, write his name, and cut his pork
chops into bite-size pieces. Nowadays, he gives speeches to medical
professionals and support groups about his successful surgery. “I’m a commodity
now. Pork bellies, I think they call it,” he jokes. CONCLUSION In reality,
Parkinson’s disease may not be such a burden as we think. The Medicine being
prescribed is getting better. There are even surgeries to help out those who are
at “end stage” like Finn. Many people think soon we will find the real cause for
this dreadful disease, thus finding a cure. We should all care about this
disease, because it could affect you or someone you know. Unfortunately, there
are still only a small amount of resources available. I think this is due in
part that little is known still, however more is known than the past. Lack of
research funds and grants to facilities also plays a major factor. I wish I
could have written more about the history of Parkinson’s, but it was very
difficult finding what I have. Also, I would have liked to have written more
about Jim Finn and his results from the surgery. It is truly amazing what we can
do today with technology. Maybe since geneticists have mapped the human genome
this past year, researcher will be able to use that information to help find a
cure. Michael J. Fox, who has been in hit TV shows “Family Ties” and “Spin
City”, has recently been lobbying congress to fund more money for researchers.
He has been battling Parkinson’s for many years. This disease affects about
one-and-a-half million Americans, but currently gets a pitiful amount of funding
compared to what other causes get. We should be fighting for a cure since it
affects so many people. But we must remember, there is life after Parkinson’s;
patients will go one with their lives with a cure or not. It just would be nice
to find that needle in the hay stack. (please e-mail me, ashley_b83@hotmail.com,
to give me your opinion on my term paper. This paper recieved a 97/A+.)
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Popular Science, (October 1, 1999), Vol. 255, pp. 77-81. Takacs, Marianne, “Yes,
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