Bring On The Clinical Trials
I don’t remember where I was or what year it was when I found out:
- There would be clinical trials someday.
- I’d be a good candidate because my family carries a mutation.
But I do remember where I was 18 years ago right now.
I Was a Normal Person, Living A Normal Life With a Future I Thought Was Certain
I would finish a journalism degree and become a writer.
Then my mom died quickly from CJD.
Then I found out her CJD was genetic. Then I questioned which of us in the family may be carriers…
My Future Was No Longer Certain
But I knew one thing, I would fight until my own death to cure that thing.
On this day in 2008, my uncle died of CJD. I knew once again I would do my part. Somehow. Someday.
The advancements are slow. But tonight, I felt the conversation deepen.
I Attended An Online Workshop About Clinical Trials Tonight
It was Drug Development for Dummies, basically.
I’m willing to be that crash test dummy. Nothing I learned tonight can possibly sway me. Test me. Test all the drugs on me until I die.
CJD must be wiped from the face of this Earth.
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