Originally, I was loathe to say anything
negative towards the obscene media exposure the ridiculous "Ice Bucket
Challenge" has received; hence the delay in posting this...
As Don't get me Wrong! I'm A-L-L in favour
of Donations being raised for a Good
Cause, which certainly the pursuit of curing ALS is, but what gives? Y'all
DON'T SEE ANY such dosing of ice water going viral for Parkinson's, MS, Cystic
Fibrosis, etc. Or the disease I'm personally acquainted with, known commonly by
those of us having I-T as RP, which
stands for Retinitis Pigmentosa. As I've repeatedly mentioned my affliction to
this disease in;
As RP, is related to the better known
disabling eye disorder Macular Degeneration, which leads to blindness - which
my Dentist, whom although I've been seeing for over a decade now, incorrectly
assumed my vision loss was associated with; CRIKEYS! Although I feel confident
he's a better Dentist than that may imply; Hya!
Thus, I was caught totally unawares' over
John Paul Jr's life threatening disease until it was brought to my Attenzione
by No Fenders 'Offical Photographer 'CARPETS, which naturally left me
scratchin' my head 'N sayin' what's Huntington's Disease? As once again 'Ol
Curty' Cavin has penned a great article about John Paul's situation in;
Ex-IndyCar driver John Paul Jr.battling Huntington's while raising awareness of disease
And although I cannot find anythingy new upon his
condition, Y'all can check out his website at;
