I used to be at the heart of every celebration, fully engaged with my family and friends, sharing laughter, hugs, & stories.
#ALS has confined me, leaving me as a silent observer, trapped in my own body yet yearning to participate.
To those who might feel this isolation today, you are not alone.
And to the currently healthy public celebrating this Thanksgiving, give thanks for the simple things.
The ability to walk, hug your loved ones, speak, eat, or just breathe freely are gifts.
I would give anything even to be able to do one of these things again.
I sincerely hope that the new administration,
@RobertKennedyJr &
@MartyMakary, will put an end to the CRUEL
@FDACBER &
@DrCaliff_FDA regulatory RIGIDITY for a disease WITH NO SURVIVORS since first identified in 1869.
#EndALS #FDAfailedALS
They have left ALL who have ALS to die denied effective
#Nurown.
The FDA refused to follow the regulatory flexibility outlined in its own
#ALS guidance document.
They ignored the MANY patients who reported UNPRECEDENTED real-world evidence / patient-reported outcomes.
FDA leadership were fully aware of the
#CriticalUnmetNeed of a 155-year 100% FATAL disease with significant challenges to achieving statistical significance.
These include small trial sizes by necessity, no validated biomarkers, significant biological and clinical heterogeneity, and a deeply flawed ALSFRS-R questionnaire as the primary endpoint.
#Nurown was granted FDA "Fast Track Designation" over a decade ago.
The small biotechnology company
@BrainstormCell has been told that the
#FDACBER needs a second Phase 3 study instead of a Phase 4 postmarketing study that has doomed several more generations to die denied access. The company has come dangerously close to bankruptcy and still is securing funding to begin a second multi-year Phase 3 trial.
I pray that
@RobertKennedyJr &
@MartyMakary remember those of us silently watching from the sidelines, hoping to one day join in again. The
#ALS community only wants the same
#FDA regulatory flexibility as terminal cancer treatments.
YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE COULD BE NEXT.
Please don't wait until HORRIFIC 100% FATAL
#ALS enters your life to ACT.
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