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I agree it is the right way to purchase a position but the time frame is so short its starting to look a little desperate. 

 This is a Sunday and MC is responding with answers to questions from the little people. When have any of MNKD stock holders been treated so well ? Any long on this board knows getting any news has been almost impossible. I would say this is "transparency". I would also say we have a man that is championing our mutual cause. I do not know all of his motives, but I am glad he is working for us. Many of us invested, more than we should have in this company, because we believed in Al Mann and Afrezza. I was taught that you do not invest in a person but the company's balance sheet. Now we seem again to have a person who has invested himself, as was Al Mann his whole life.
  Currently within MNKD, who has had the ability to give both hope to diabetics and the stock holders that need this company to be a success? We may not get the rewards we want but we have a person that has become the face of MNKD, Michael Castagna. Matt may not have been the dynamic leader we were looking for after Al left us, but Matt as the CFO and his knowledge has quietly done a great job in changing the direction of this company. I believe he is responsible for keeping the company, albeit battered, one with still a fighting chance for great success.

Go MNKD

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Good afternoon, I too am a MannKind addict...

I also own way too much for a rational and smart investor with some experience. However, unlike some "others" on this board I am allowing my emotions and feelings to be a part of my decision making. I made this investment for the returns of course... but it is much more than that to me. I have a brother who has been a T1 since he was 8. Diabetes ruined his life as some of you know from my previous postings. As kids my parents would not let him out of their sight, let alone go camping in the Grand Canyon as his two other brothers did at the ages of 12 and 15. In college we used to get constant calls from his roommate that he was found unconscious in a pool of vomit in his room and was now at the hospital. Cut to today and at the age of 58 he has been having his eyes cauterized, is on dialysis and is waiting for a kidney/pancreas transplant. Not to mention the psychological affects it has had on him over the years.

And then there is knowing Al Mann to a limited degree...  He devoted much of his life and personal fortune to helping people. I have always personally desired to give back and I do so in many simple ways daily (giving an extra tip, picking up litter, being kind to a stranger) and on a more eventful level such as adopting dogs and even my son... (Hope he forgives my using him like this). However, I have always wanted to do something or be a part of something bigger and more global and I think I found it with MannKind.

It resonates with me in all the right ways, including with the struggle we face. As odd as it may sound to some I honestly believe that most things worthwhile do not come easy and require a certain amount of time or period of struggle in which we are forced to deal with uncertainly, emotional distress, and often digging deep into our personal psyche and also our pocketbooks or other resources to stay alive when most would otherwise give up. "It is always darkest before the dawn," could have been originally said at the last S/H meeting...

But with MannKind we each have the chance to be a part of something that is much bigger than each of us individually. This is something that could literally change not just the way diabetes is treated but the healthcare system itself. It could save millions from suffering and it could save billions in healthcare costs over the first decade of its use. With my stock I place my vote and put my money where my mouth is in support of Al Mann and all that he stood for.

Look at most great accomplishments... One main reason the are considered great in hindsight is the epic battle it took to see it to the end when most would have quit long ago... This was Al Mann... And so I/we carry on for him in our small way.

Thanks to Mike C it seems Mankind maybe has started to make the turn upward and onward.  Transparency is much improved and paying attention to detail is crucial. Mike has stepped up and so has Matt to some degree. Now it's time for BOD and other officers to step up also.  They have been sitting on their hands taking a paycheck watching their company go down the tubes.  It's time for the whole co to make a statement and buy some shares out of their pocket.  Just one man's opinion.  Thanks

Well said, Slugworth! And nice to see another person with OR connections on this board. I have a brother in PDX and I went to High School in West Linn, where they obviously didn't teach me much about risk taking.

I share your sentiments and sense of hope! It's gotten so that I hate to have conversations with my Scottrade and Fidelity reps because they know how far underwater I am with this position and I imagine them thinking that they are speaking with an idiot, especially given my penchant for acquiring more shares at this level. Time will tell if they are right, but in the meantime, I'm in it for the long haul (think years!). I believe Pfeffer and Castagna are giving us as good a shot as any investor could expect.
I stand beside you in saluting loyal longs on this board.

Chris C