Disease is no laughing matter

TO THE DAILY:

I was really disgusted by the gutter cartoon by Jim Lasser (2/12/96).

To poke fun of a dreadful disease like Alzheimer's is sickening. It seems that some people will never run out of reasons to attack Ronald Reagan. What's next? Attacking cerebral palsy victims? Mentally retarded children?

I saw Ronald Reagan a month ago and he was completely unaware of his surroundings. It was something to cry about, not laugh about.

I wonder if Lasser has any grandparents that are victims of Alzheimer's. Maybe, then, he wouldn't be writing cartoons about a disease that is devastating to families.

JONATHAN WINICK
LSA JUNIOR

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