Aug 292007
This week’s City Pages includes a feature profile of Christopher Harmon. Christopher has a rare neurological condition that has left him deaf, legally blind, and in a wheelchair. The article details Harmon’s efforts to come to terms with the severity of his disability, as well as his aspirations to become a writer. It also describes his struggle with the county to maintain funding for the sign language interpreters who help him communicate with the rest of the world on a daily basis.
I’ve run into Christopher a few times at various functions, but I don’t have the privilege of knowing him personally. I hope he’s happy with the article; I think it’s wonderful.
THANKS A MILLION ,MARC.
This story is wonderful indeed!
Just today there is some special biotechnological news in the scientific section of my newspaper, De Standaard.
If you consult http://www.plosone.org you’ll see what it really is about and how hopeful the news is for people with conditions affecting their body muscles. Follistatine is the key word in this article, and Se-Jin Lee from the John Hopkins University School of Medicine revealed the mechanism to enhance muscle growth. In mice, so far, of course…