What disease do you wish would be cured right now?

Guillan-Barre syndrome.

Brain cancer
Adrenal cancer
Pancreatic cancer

(just because I’ve lost friends or family to these in the last few years)

Diabetes,MS and cancer.

I would love to see Cancer, and HIV/AIDS cured.

The one I deal with every day. It has no real diagnosis. It responds really well to one particular antibiotic, but I can’t completely rid myself of it. If they could figure out how to culture it, maybe it would help.

All forms of cancer esp the more deadly ones like pancreatic and lung.

Diabetes.

I know it’s not really a disease and actually it’s just a thinly-veiled promotion of my own desire for eternal life, but I’ll say old age. :-p

Cancer. It’s taking way too many people. It’s a horrible horrible disease that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, except the Devil. But that’s besides the point.

Is idiocy a disease?

@Aster My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer…terrible way to go.

@YoBob : Sorry, no, it’s not. sigh.

Darn!

I’ll have to go with Alzheimer’s. It’s truly one of the cruelest of all diseases. Not only does one lose the essence of themselves, but their families have to stand by and watch someone they love reduced to a helpless shadow of their former selves, and then have to continue to provide for their physical maintenance for years, and sometimes decades, which can be both financially and emotionally devistating.

Tough question… but I will go with cancer. Somewhat cliche, I know. Second choice would be eczema.

Heart disease, specifically congenital heart disease as that affects so many kids and I hate seeing kids suffer that way. Diabetes would be next as I know way too many people suffering from it.

It’s interesting when people choose cancer. It’s really not one thing, but a class of diseases. Each different type requires a different “war” on it. It’s kind of like saying you want to cure organ diseases. That’s a lot of territory. Hell, why not go for human diseases. That’s what I’d like to cure. Yessirree Bob!

I have to go with @YoBob! Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease that my my brother and I have been forced to experience over the past 10 years with our mother.

@FutureMemory that’s terrible. My FIL died of it too. He found a doctor who gave him morphine pills. He said he was considering finding Dr Kevorkian.

Alzheimer’s. Truly debilitating condition. Can strike at a relatively young age as well.

Scleroderma. I know a woman dying of this right now. It kills slowly and painfully and there is nothing that can be done to even alleviate the pain. Pretty soon, her tissues will be hardened beyond even being able to get a needle into her skin so she’ll be in pain constantly.

Yep, my mom died of Leukemia and my father re-married. His second wife was stricken with Alzheimer’s.

While I miss my mom terribly and was/am none to fond of my father’s choice of second wife, my mom just up and died leaving the rest of us to move on with our lives. OTOH, we all had to watch the horrific mental decline, not to mention the toll it took on my father, of his second wife. She is still (physically) alive and living in a center that provides care for those with advanced Alzheimer’s.

@KatawaGrey Seems they would put in a pre-emptive catheter so they can administer medication after she hardens up.

@KatawaGrey I have always felt strongly about Dr. Terentham’s work with minocycline for Schlerderma. I don’t know if there have been any recent studies concerning it, when I read about it he had only treated a few patients, not considered a valid scientific study. Has your friend tried antibiotic therapy?

Henry Scammell wrote a book called Scleroderma regarding some of Terentham’s work years ago. Short book, easy read.

@YoBob: Scleroderma takes a very long time to get to the point where it’s impossible to get a needle under the skin. From the time my friend was diagnosed, they estimated she had ten years before her vital organs were hardened to the point of shutting down. They may put a catheter into her, but I think by the time that’s necessary, her tissues may have hardened beyond the ability to absorb medication. Honestly, however, I have no idea.

@Austinlad That is so hard for both of you. My first FIL , just as he retired and she wanted to start traveling, got Alzheimer’s. He ruined her life for five years. I was there most of the time it was going on, in town, but then they moved away.

Depression

Cipa.
http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_1274.shtml

Lung disease. It has crippled my mom for the last 10 years. It is dibilitating and there is no way but down with this disease.

I had to go “babysit” my grandmother today.

She was put on a new pain med and being watched around the clock by my family until we know that she won’t react poorly to it.

My grandma takes care of my grandpa, who has lung cancer. He had a series of strokes a few years back because the radiation and chemo thickened his blood and the doc didn’t put him on a med to thin it out. He’s physically as good as a frail 70 something would normally be, but mentally, he isn’t the same.

Now, my grandma also has cancer. I found out today that she’s estimated to not make it past the holidays. We aren’t sure what will become of my grandpa. But one thing that is sure is that he’ll wither away without his wife of 50+ years.

So go ahead and guess which disease I’d like a cure to.

Autism.

All diseases!

Arthritis- I’m hurting more and more. And I’m afraid my kids might get it.

I cannot choose one. I know two many people with loved ones who either live with or have passed away from various diseases (most recently leukemia.) I want to live to see many diseases cured… that would make this soul quite happy.

@philosopher Autism is not a disease.

Lupus. My sister has it.

@filmfann but… but… it’s never lupus!

@kenmc My sister loves that show, but hates that part of it.

@filmfann I have a friend with Lupus. It’s so hard to go through.

@muppetish
Autism from a Scientific perspective is considered a polygenic disease. I hope that eventually research will find a cures for polygenic diseases such as autism,schizophrenia, arthritis,autoimmune disease and more.
Presently they do not know all the genes which cause autism and what other factors maybe involved.
I spend time on research sites. I have a mid functioning son. Many higher functioning people will tell you they do not want to be cured.
You can call autism a neurological disorder or a disease. Autism has robbed my son of the ability to care for himself.
My son is bright and capable in a structured environment. He could not survive alone. It is my hope dream and daily prayer that before I die my son will be able to function on his own.
I will not argue semantics with you because that is pointless and a waste of my time.
Unless you experience what I have you have no right to judge me.

@philosopher I was not judging you at all in my last post and I apologize if the brevity of my statement aroused any hurt feelings. I thank you for pointing out the interchangeability of “disease” and “disorder” from a scientific perspective with respect to polygenics. I personally hesitate to refer to autism as a disease because the majority of people I have encountered think of it as something that must be cured. It’s not such a black and white issue (and as you noted, there are many people who function quite well with their autism and would not want to lose that part of their identity.) For me… I suppose “disease” just holds too negative a connotation – like a death sentence – and I prefer to not view autism that way.

Sorry if it came across as though I was making light of the issue.

@muppetish
Yes I know I have many high functioning friends that are angered by autismspeaks.orgs approach. In the case of parents like my husband and I. We only want our beloved son to be able to care for himself.
I have brillant friends that are on the spectrum and they long for a society that accepts them as they are. They often help me to understand my sons needs and I treasure them as they are.