Pass it on...

My mom told me to check out this website because I would really enjoy reading Aimee's words.

http://www.askaboutaimee.com/index.html

I did. Then I got angry.

I kept thinking about Aimee's words to her daughter about her neurons being likened to mailmen retiring to Florida to go to Disney World.

Couldn't stem cell research help with ALS? Isn't this something that we should be voting on in the upcoming election year? Lo and behold it is.

It's crazy the controversy about stem cells. There shouldn't be any question about using them in the studies of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS, spinal cord injuries, etc. Why are there questions?

If I threw away a desk and my neighbor needed a desk, it's not against the law for her to come and get it from the curb.

Why isn't it the same with stem cells that are being thrown away? If they are at the curb and my neighbor has a need for them, why not?

I'm angry that I will most likely outlive Aimee. I'm angry that I can't "do" anything to help her. I am angry that I feel small reading about her fight to do things that I take totally for granted.

I am also thankful that Aimee has her website, so that I can see that ALS isn't just a disease, it's a family and it's personal and it doesn't just affect Aimee, but her husband and children and family and her community. Now it affects me and mine.

I know that my opinion is only one in the vastness of cyberspace, but check out Aimee's website.

While, I might not be able to help Aimee personally or specifically, I can help to raise awareness of ALS and voting folks who would like to see more stem cell research into office is free and my right and priviledge.

Pass it on.