I see so many "medical miracles are just around the corner" stories that never actually come to anything, and I can't decide whether I *want* to be cynical about them or not. I mean, why rule out possibilities that could actually be beneficial? Cautious open-mindedness, right? And then I read one a week ago about gene therapy to jump-start a pancreas and my first reaction was, "how dare you dangle hope for my husband when you've only had success with monkeys and mice?" Ugh.