I wish I lived in Missouri, JUST so I could vote in FAVOR of Amendment 2

I wish I lived in Missouri and I wish I could stand up and SCREAM at all the nut cases who oppose Amendment 2.  Do you understand what stem cell research can do for you and your family?  If you want to feel really repulsed, check out this celebrity video opposing Amendment 2.  (You may never want to watch "Everyone Loves Raymond" or support the world series winners again.)  I am disgusted - get your facts strait before you produce a video like this!

I type this as I am sitting at my computer in Las Vegas,  (flew out here on a family emergency a few days ago from Silicon Valley) and trying to help my father care for his sick wife (my step mother).  She is in mid to late stages of Alzheimer's.  So when I hear about you nut cases voting against Amendment 2, you are voting to halt research against this horrible disease that affects my family - and soon will affect YOURS in some way.  I guarantee that as you age, you or one family members will be doomed with this horrific disease - or other's that can be cured with stem cell research.

So let me share with you what you and your families may go through - you crazy nut cases who believe that we will take your stem cells and clone them.  Or maybe we will try to abort your daughter's babies JUST so we can get their stem cells and experiment on them. 

• Prior to a firm diagnosis, you will be questioning why your family member is acting agitated, forgetful, unhappy, depressed.  You will seek psychiatric help, and they will probably misdiagnose Alzheimers with depression.  It may take years of living through this stage - but wait, it only worsens.... depression is the least of your worries, you crazy nut case.
• During mid stages of Alzheimer's, your family member will be on a concoction of drugs.  It really is a guessing game what drugs will work, but you will pray every hour that it the right dosage, otherwise your family member with Alzheimer's will start becoming nasty, mean, and cursing a whole, whole lot.  They may also become violent at any moment.  Hope you don't mind sleeping next to them each and every night....
• Every minute you will be wondering if your family member will begin to lose it - oh, and you can't leave their side or they really will lose it! They may lose their sense of direction, where they are, who they are, where are their friends... basically, the memory is gone.
• Try working through the insurance system for adequate care.  It is a nightmare.  Not really sure if the neurologist will be covered - but then again, that does not really matter, because your loved one is doomed for worse...... Hope you enjoy seeing lot's of doctors, therapists and nurses.  They will soon become your buddies and support system.  Forget about your friends who have "normal lives".  Believe me, your life is anything but normal when caring for a sick family member.
• You hope that your loved once can dress them self and bathe - but that soon will come to an end and you will be bathing and caring for their every move 24/7.
• Want a break?  Oh, that  will cost you a small fortune.  And pray that they are over 65 before they get this disease, cause Medicaid covers natta before then.
• Want to put them in a home?  Oh, that will cost you a minimum of four thousand a month.  The costs will end as soon as they have depleted you of all your savings.  (sounds like fun, huh?)
• Maybe find an elder care attorney, you crazy nut case who opposes Amendment 2?  Oh, that too will also cost you big bucks - but hey, isn't that what God has intended?
• Hey, if this is your spouse, you can always go for a divorce to save your assets- but would your really leave your loved one in their time of need?  Maybe you should have thought of that when you voted against amendment 2 - you crazy nut case!
• Oh, and this is still the beginning - cause you may need to deal with relatives who tell you that you are doing a shitty job of caring for your loved one.  Hey, maybe you are..... and then there will be relatives who can give a TON of advise, but don't really help.... just complain.  Lovely, huh?

Sorry if I sound bitter, but I can't imagine that so many people would actually vote against funding that will help us all in the future, and possibly find cures for so many diseases. I know I probably won't change your mind, but I hope you get a crystal clear picture of what you will be going through in the future.  It is grim.