with this strange occurrence, very liitle research will be done. It will not be profitable....and it will not be taken seriously. Gaining notorioty by airing it on local news stations is a beginning. It also gives people the courage to speak out...and a catharsis for their feelings of isolation. There is nothing worse than to be plagued by a condition that is "unsightly"..vague symptoms, and a medical field that has nary a clue, and does not take the patient seriously.

Unfortunately, the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

RL...you are a healthy young buck with a 'tude...I can only hope that life doesn't knock you down a peg or two as you age.{ Life has a way though of making us all eat our words at some time, though.}

I would be very frightened if it were me...and having SOMEONE give a damn would be a welcome start.

I wonder how Elephant Man felt.

Unfortunately, we can not find a cure for apathy or lack of compassion...or ridicule.