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How Wonderful This Could Be
The best friend I've ever had, a true BFF, died in 2005 after years of incapacity from a particularly bad type of Parkinsons. My dad suffered his last few years from Alzheimers. So I truly hope this quickly leads to a vanquishing of this whole family of horrible diseases.