Knowledge is power! Take the time to learn everything you can to become an informed research advocate. If you want to understand the basic biology of the injured cord, and what the basic approaches scientists are taking to heal, mend or bypass the nervous system, you need to know what you as a non-scientist can do to speed things along.
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“Would you rather have regulators, funding organizations, politicians, scientists, and the general public decide what it the most important treatments that would support your recovery.”