Life of a lab rat

this is something I never saw in my future.  I could see myself donating organs after I was dead but not experimenting on me while alive.  I always thought people who were in clinical trials were sad and somewhat desperate.  Someone who knew they were dying and and had nothing better.  In some ways that is so me.  I know that without some new and different treatment I will just get sicker and die and it won't be pretty or glamorous.  It will be painful and unpleasant.  Instead, I respect everyone who is donating their body for scientific purposes to advance healthcare for all.