[blparent] Has anybody heard these Learn More 924 commercials onthe radio?

[Steve Jacobson]

These commercials are running very often here, but do we know if this is Vanda?

On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:29:35 -0600, Robert Shelton wrote:

>Yep, it is real, but I have a big problem with the commercials.  The speaker
>starts off by saying "You can't see me because this is radio, and I can't
>see you because I'm totally blind."  Cute, I suppose, but cheesy.  Then he
>goes off into this business about how he can't concentrate on anything
>during the day, leaving the clear impression that it is because of his
>blindness.  Were I in the position of a sighted person thinking about hiring
>someone in a critical position, and a blind person showed up, that
>commercial would add to any and every other misconception about blindness I
>might have.

>So, maybe Vanda is working on a beneficial compound, but their way of
>drumming up business strikes me as patronizing at best.

>OK, not about blind parenting, so no more from me on this.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: trising at sbcglobal.net [mailto:trising at sbcglobal.net] 
>Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 4:47 PM
>To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [blparent] Has anybody heard these Learn More 924 commercials
>onthe radio?

>    Yes, Non24 sleep disorder is real. I have it, and Melatonin helps. Vanda
>Pharmaceuticals is coming out with a medication that will help more than
>Melatonin. I have not heard the commercials. There is also a website if you
>are interested. If you put Non24 into your favorite search engine, you will
>find it.

>Sincerely,
>Terri Wilcox 





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