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Political Action -- Lyme DIsease
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/HR741/HR741.html
Action Needed -- ask your US representative to sign on to HR 741.
At the end of 2006, the 109th Congress ended. All bills not acted upon died including the Lyme bill (HR 3427). The 110th Congress convened and on January 31, 2007, an identical* Lyme bill, HR 741, was introduced by US Representative Christopher Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Delauro, Ms. Bean, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. McHugh). Mr. Cummings, Mr. M. Thompson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Ferguson have since signed on to the bill.
Use link http://thomas.loc.gov/ and put in HR 741 for the full text of the bill.
Why?
HR 741 will provide $100 million over 5 years for Lyme disease research, prevention, physician education and formation of a federal task force.
The other reason to ask this of your Rep? Lyme disease is building rapidly, 90% under-reported, damaging people who are going on SSDI because they have no other way to cope with what's left after Lyme damages them. I'm reaching the point where I cannot type two days in a row -- my hands lock up -- and helping a friend pack for several hours on Saturday (standing or sitting in a chair doing detail wrapping of china) caused me to go home and sleep three hours before I could get up for dinner. If we don't nip this in the bud, previous damaging illnesses may seem easy in comparison.
I have written my US Rep, and if you have a moment, write or call yours. (You can call the local office in your community.) If the sample talking points on the Lyme site are too technical for you, I will be happy to send you what I mailed McCaul.
This disease is fairly simple to nail in the first 30 days -- but most people aren't caught in 30 days. Many carry the spirochete, like they carry TB, lying in wait in their system until stress weakens the immune system and triggers the disease.
We need to get this now! Thanks for reading.
*identical except for dates which have been updated.
Action Needed -- ask your US representative to sign on to HR 741.
At the end of 2006, the 109th Congress ended. All bills not acted upon died including the Lyme bill (HR 3427). The 110th Congress convened and on January 31, 2007, an identical* Lyme bill, HR 741, was introduced by US Representative Christopher Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Delauro, Ms. Bean, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. McHugh). Mr. Cummings, Mr. M. Thompson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Ferguson have since signed on to the bill.
Use link http://thomas.loc.gov/ and put in HR 741 for the full text of the bill.
Why?
HR 741 will provide $100 million over 5 years for Lyme disease research, prevention, physician education and formation of a federal task force.
The other reason to ask this of your Rep? Lyme disease is building rapidly, 90% under-reported, damaging people who are going on SSDI because they have no other way to cope with what's left after Lyme damages them. I'm reaching the point where I cannot type two days in a row -- my hands lock up -- and helping a friend pack for several hours on Saturday (standing or sitting in a chair doing detail wrapping of china) caused me to go home and sleep three hours before I could get up for dinner. If we don't nip this in the bud, previous damaging illnesses may seem easy in comparison.
I have written my US Rep, and if you have a moment, write or call yours. (You can call the local office in your community.) If the sample talking points on the Lyme site are too technical for you, I will be happy to send you what I mailed McCaul.
This disease is fairly simple to nail in the first 30 days -- but most people aren't caught in 30 days. Many carry the spirochete, like they carry TB, lying in wait in their system until stress weakens the immune system and triggers the disease.
We need to get this now! Thanks for reading.
*identical except for dates which have been updated.