A quote from Michael J. Fox. Certainly not from one of our stroke associations, they wouldn't even know how to spell strategy much less plan for how to solve neurological problems.
We’ve come a long way since 1985.
When Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled 30 years into the future, we
could only imagine the innovations we take for granted today -- new
ideas and technologies that have completely changed the way we live,
learn, and work.
Back then, if you’d have told me that I’d go from talking on a cell
phone to talking cell biology, I would never have believed you. But
today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation is helping to spearhead research collaborations to speed a future in
which we can treat, cure, and even prevent brain diseases like
Parkinson's. (Our stroke associations are doing absolutely nothing in this regard).
Are you ok with that?
So what’s possible in another 30 years? Call me an optimist, but I
believe that by 2045 we’ll find the cures we seek -- especially because
of all the smart, passionate people working to make it happen. Doctors
and researchers around the world are developing new tools to improve the
diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases, to tailor treatments -- for
all illnesses -- through precision medicine, and to make life better for
millions of people. This truly is the stuff of the future.
Today, on “Back to the Future Day,” I challenge you to
imagine the world you want to live in thirty years from now. The White
House is hosting a series of online conversations with innovators across
the country all day long. Check it out and add your voice here.
We can't all be brain scientists, but all of us can get involved. One
reason Parkinson’s research has come so far in the past 15 years is
that people and families living with the disease have stepped up as
advocates and innovators themselves, working to build the future we all
want.
Together, we’ll make neurological illness a thing of the past.
And if we all eventually get hoverboards, well -- that's a bonus.
--Michael J. Fox
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