Rambo
The illness has always existed. The name has changed several times. The treatment has improved a great deal. As with any severe and enduring illness the patient may not feel really well.I am sure you have heard of the people with M.S,with polio, and with arthritis. It is unfortuate that these things cannot as yet be cured, but if they can be contained to give the person a reasonable quality of life, and treatment can assist in this, it is surely worth taking the treatment.
I can speak from personal experience as I have osteoarthritis, and it is at times very painful. I take the pills, and do as much as I can, but in my early years I led a very active life, and find it very frustrating that can no longer do all the things that I want to do, With other severe and enduring illnesses it is mostly a question of coming to terms with the restrictions it puts on life.
I agree that not enough is done and the old question of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer remains. But if one can come to terms with the restrictions the illness puts on


one's life, and find out some of the things that you CAN do, it can make y ou much happiier.
Think hard about that, and what you are able to do. Good luck and best wishes.