I went to a conference on Wednesday, and we were humbled and shamed by a fifteen year old lass, who had suffered a brain haemhorrage at the age of five and now has cerebral palsy as a result. Despite being told she would never walk or talk again, she walked to the podium and told us all about the work she was doing advising the researchers into her condition.
Just one example she gave - she had a choice of two drugs, one of which relieved the pain, but made her sleepy, unable to concentrate at school, or go out and socialise. The other left her with some pain, but enabled her to live life to the full. She had been invited to comment on a drugs trial which included a placebo arm. You can guess her response!
