My Keyboard stops working, I believe this is a software issue, is there anyway to correct this?

This is an open letter to Apple and I hope this issue is addressed soon I know I am not the first to complain and bring this to light but it is very dissappointing, because a product that markets itself as something the "Just Works" is doing the opposite of this. And I believe the blame lies in the Lion OS.
My keyboard just stops working, and it's not all the keys, specifically it is the alphabet keys and the space bar. all the other keys around the keyboard work fine. Also once this happens the J key on my keyboard acts as a single mouse key and controls the mouse by scrolling it down. It happens on either my keyboard on the laptop or my wireless keyboard. This problem is very frustratng as it impedes on my productivity at work and I keep having to restart the computer because it seems to be the only thing that will correct the issue... temporarly. I don't know how high on your priorty list this is but, until this is fixed I don't think I will recommend Apple computers to anyone.
Sicerely,
A frustrated Creative Director!

This is a user to user forum. Your problem will not be heard by Apple here. I suggest you click on this link and proceed accordingly.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
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