Assuming that the treatment is proved to be successful -- and despite promising early results, that's still a ways off -- what happens to the various "find a cure for MS" organizations? Would they go away quietly? Is there a precedent for such an event?
The closest thing that came to mine was March of Dimes. Originally it targeted Polio, but now it's "mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_of_Dimes). So, maybe they move on to fight another fight.
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Assuming that the treatment is proved to be successful -- and despite promising early results, that's still a ways off -- what happens to the various "find a cure for MS" organizations? Would they go away quietly? Is there a precedent for such an event?
The closest thing that came to mine was March of Dimes. Originally it targeted Polio, but now it's "mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_of_Dimes). So, maybe they move on to fight another fight.
Maybe they could join up with the ALS charities?