Two of the ailments we have covered recently in class, Parkinson's and ALS, happened to high profile celebrities and athletes. Both of these diseases have profound impacts on those that they afflict, and I would never wish them on anyone, but there is a silver lining.
With fame comes a platform.
Those in the public eye can use this platform for good or evil. Michael J Fox and Lou Gehrig facilitated and/or allowed their platform to spread awareness of these diseases, and arguably helped provide the impetus for further research into them.
The more we know, the more of these diseases we can stop, and most importantly, we can save more lives.
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