I think that this is being presented as a cure all way before its been completely tested.
From a personal side, my cousin's wife is a incredible and smart and energetic lady, she wa at one time a highly acclaim athlete. Then she got Parkinson's and we've watched her degrade to the point where she's losing control over her body, she shakes and tires quickly. She's worked hard to educate herself, she's traveled to conferences, she's getting desparate and looking for anything that will help her because I thinks she's scared that this disease will impact her ability to take care of her kids.
So she goes to the states and a doctor that she see's convinces her that Liberation is a alternative treatment that not only works on MS but works on most other neurological diseases. Tells her that she has nothing to lose, and books her for the process at a cost of I think $10k.
So her and my cousin scrape up the money, borrowing where they can and she gets the surgery done. And nothing her symptoms have actually become a bit more pronounced.
So what's my point you might ask. My point is we still don't know how effective this is in terms of real full clinical trials which are ongoing. But its become an incredibly emotional debate because it offers hope, and now its prescription is spreading because its a relatively quick and easy procedure that can generate large money for specialists peddling hope.
Hey I hope that this is the right process and it relieves suffering, but I'm reading that its success rate isn't confirmed or stunningly high yet.
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