[Aliantha]

Time will tell Bruce. I intend to take before and after photos for myself. They will be taking them too of course, but I doubt I'll have access to them till after the trial is completed.

The doc told me not to get my hopes up because there is the chance that for some reason it wont work for me (it is still in trial after all) but he said, "it's like seeing a great movie and rating it 12 out of 10, cause it's just that great". Hard not to get your hopes up when someone tells you that.

If I can get rid of this hideous, most insidious disorder it will make such a difference to my quality of life. Dana would probably understand. Anyway, it's just so hard to live with. It itches and it stings and it aches and it causes arthritis, so joints are painful. I have blood on my clothing because the skin breaks open if I bump against something. It's just horrible.

I think I'd do this trial even if they said it might take ten years off my life, because to be honest with you, there are times when it gets me down so badly that I have to really work to pull myself back up again.