Forrest Gump's mama reportedly told his son "life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Ray Farkas isn't sure which chocolate he picked, but it's led him down a pioneering path of modern medical research and advances.

When Ray started visibly exhibiting symptoms of his Parkinson's Disease, he looked around for an alternative treatment to traditional drug therapy. What he found is a testament to modern medicine's amazing ongoing search for new solutions to old medical problems. Read and view this television producer's ongoing experience with deep brain stimulation: it sounds like Frankenstein redux, but is actually a revolutionary treatment for Parkinson's patients.

While you're here, check out the first installment of Musings, a periodic column by Musarium publisher Alan Dorow. His mind is too full of information and ideas and he's created a place to get them out of his brain for safekeeping.

After reading some of his future columns, you will probably be inspired or infuriated, so we will encourage readers to speak their mind as well.