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deathrind

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28. I watched an

Reply to Sunlei (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 12:31 AM

Apr 2016

Episode of "Inside the Actors Studio" about him. Half way thru the show he had to take a break in order to get more medication to reduce the involuntary movements.

He is an extraordinary human. The world could use more people like him. Who knows where we might be today with treatment or potential cures for PD and other diseases had religion not been able to inject itself into politics.

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