This is repeat of the introductory post I made in the Research section - John
Hi Everyone, Dr. McCarty here; I've watched this particular forum for over 4 years now – watch it struggle at one point simply to survive and now it is thriving: a great resource of which I'm excited to be a new member. Some of you may be familiar with some of my previous work in MND helping folks understand the biology/pathology and to evaluate the various therapeutic options. In the past, I was proud to be able to help PALS not only to become empowered against this disease through sharing knowledge but also in facilitating the efforts ongoing around the the world to find and develop the therapeutics that PALS so desperately need. Time is not on the side of patients and despite having come to terms with the grieving that is inherent with what I did - becoming so involved with the brave folks coping with these diseases, at this point, I'm currently simply devastated by the situation.
If there is anything I can do for folks, feel free to send me a PM or email to my gmail account: jsmccarty . I'll try as well to look for threads where I can apply my MIT training and world-wide work experience to provide insights to the black box that is ALS. Given the basic needs in my personal life right now (simply trying to provide for my family), however, I may not always have time to view all the threads, so please don't hesitate to point out any such. Along those lines, I'm also very open to any and all suggestions as to how I can continue to be relevant in helping the important work that needs to be done in MND and other overlooked unmet medical needs; I look forward to hearing from folks.
Hi Everyone, Dr. McCarty here; I've watched this particular forum for over 4 years now – watch it struggle at one point simply to survive and now it is thriving: a great resource of which I'm excited to be a new member. Some of you may be familiar with some of my previous work in MND helping folks understand the biology/pathology and to evaluate the various therapeutic options. In the past, I was proud to be able to help PALS not only to become empowered against this disease through sharing knowledge but also in facilitating the efforts ongoing around the the world to find and develop the therapeutics that PALS so desperately need. Time is not on the side of patients and despite having come to terms with the grieving that is inherent with what I did - becoming so involved with the brave folks coping with these diseases, at this point, I'm currently simply devastated by the situation.
If there is anything I can do for folks, feel free to send me a PM or email to my gmail account: jsmccarty . I'll try as well to look for threads where I can apply my MIT training and world-wide work experience to provide insights to the black box that is ALS. Given the basic needs in my personal life right now (simply trying to provide for my family), however, I may not always have time to view all the threads, so please don't hesitate to point out any such. Along those lines, I'm also very open to any and all suggestions as to how I can continue to be relevant in helping the important work that needs to be done in MND and other overlooked unmet medical needs; I look forward to hearing from folks.