Stormy Spring

Spring 2021 sure has experienced strong storms, including foreseeable tornadic activity, the unforeseeable frequency of hail storms, a lot of rain, and particularly strong winds. Cause(s) aside, severe weather is just another weird chapter in the ongoing pandemic saga. The pandemic will end. What about such bad weather, during Springtime when spirits and flowers are suppose to blossom?

The point? Normalcy or a return to normalcy may be becoming a myth for our American culture. Is that all bad? Perhaps, not.  

For a horrible price paid, in lives and treasure, Americans have an opportunity to reset. Pick personal and career priorities that exceed prior expectations. Get better, smarter, and more willing to dare new paths in Life. Whatever great things we were doing two years ago, let’s do even better going forward.

 For me, personally, I am reading more Scripture. Regardless of belief system, the common man wisdom exemplified in the Scriptures is truly quality of Life changing.

As for Duchenne, one could argue that the search for a cure has been exceedingly disappointing for most of the last 25 years. There have been brief moments of hope from early stages of clinical trials only to disappoint. It’s a nasty twist of genetics gone awry.

Idea: To the researchers, labs and clinicians looking at DMD … RESET. Let’s get better, smarter, and more daring with fresh ideas and methods.

Post-pandemic, my hope is that Duchenne warriors will refuse to be satisfied with a return to normalcy and, rather, will carve out new and inventive paths to a cure, sooner rather than later, please.  

Kindly yours,

Papa in Tennessee