4salt, I live with the reality every day and the truth has never stopped my FIL once. He was supposed to be dead 5 years ago. Instead of clinging to a false hope of a cure he has a a real goal of seeing his kids and grandkids and wife the next day. Being involved with MS for 15 years now I am in the high 90% range it will never be cured just treated.

Hey Dan put your money where you mouth is then. Sell the house the car everything and invest in a company doing stem cell research to cure spinal cord injuries. Let me know how much money you have left in 4 years. If you can find a phone in tent city. My roomate in college was diagnosed with Diabetes in 1979. they told him then that they would have the disease cured in less than ten years with gene therapy,insulin pumps or even panceatic transplants. He still give himself two injections a day. If you are such a believer that it is the holy grail of medicine how much are you giving ? Very little I would imagine. Oh thats right you are so sure about it you want the tax payers to cover the bill so you can go fishing as much as possible.