Posted by Bobbie P. (161.184.21.103) on March 20, 2000 at 12:29:41:
In Reply to: Of mice and men and (O.U.C.H) posted by drummer on March 20, 2000 at 09:08:07:
Why I have reservations about supporting O.U.C.H.:
"O.U.C.H. serves people with cluster headaches, their families and other individuals and institutions affected by the affliction, including, but not limited to, the medical community, researchers, drug companies, insurance companies, schools and employers."
In my opinion they (pharmacuetical companies) already have too many hands in the cookie jar.
They will happily keep on making drugs that keep us dependant upon them (more $$$)but do not expect them to create anything that would cure us. Heaven forbid, how ever would they make their $$$. Oh noooo. that would never do. Even if some honest researcher finds "a breakthrough" for us we'll never know about it. You guess why.
I am behind everything else that
I have probably already stepped on some toes here...
Over-dramatic? I don't think so. I've done my homework.