tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post7928947957342445481..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Cure Industry Tactics: Have They Changed?william Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-18883323518459831892012-03-07T13:42:05.542-08:002012-03-07T13:42:05.542-08:00Phil, You will not get an argument from me. I too ...Phil, You will not get an argument from me. I too would prefer to see support services that were appropriate rather than research into cure. This is a minority viewpoint--at least based on the severely critical email I receive. The cure industry however has its hooks deeply ingrained in rehab culture today. So we get millions spent on dubious inventions such as the exoskelelton and pennies spent on wheelchair technology. Worse yet, too many leave rehab with a borrowed or ill fitting wheelchair. This makes no sense to me. But according to surveys this is what newly injured people are interested in. Makes me feel divorced from rehab I experienced long ago.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-20163774343658862382012-03-07T12:51:38.206-08:002012-03-07T12:51:38.206-08:00Ah, the curing people culture? Ok, as long as cur...Ah, the curing people culture? Ok, as long as curing money does not subsidize $500,000 salaries of non-profits admins, big pharma incentives, free t-shirts, advertising, etc. Let's spend curing money on social supports for disabled and also let's make sure people don't starve to death or have access to basic health care. We need to move away from celebrity cures to making sure the very basics are available for all, and not just the US. Not popular, but the simply the right things to do!Phil Dzialohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150881545903849250noreply@blogger.com