There are thousands of people of all ages that have been affected by this rare disease including myself called Avascular necrosis. This disease goes through several different stages and can often be overlooked or misdiagnosed. Unfortunately I am one of the many that was not diagnosed early enough to prevent having my hips replaced because of it. Some of the factors that cause this are the excessive use of alcohol, steroids, trauma, sickle cell anemia, arthritis and lupus. All of these can contribute to blood loss from bone. Although it is unknown exactly what causes this condition. Avascular necrosis can also occur without any conditions of these risk factors being present. All of the bones in the body can be affected by Avascular necrosis. It can render the person to be in severe pain as well as lead to deterioration of the joints. The femur bone in the thigh is most commonly affected, causing pain in the hip and knee. Also the ankles, shoulders, and jaw are also commonly affected by this disease too. Avascular necrosis can occur in more than one part of the body during its life long course of the condition, either at the same or different times. I have designed and created an awareness ribbon for this silent rare disease. The colors of the ribbon are blue (faith), green (hope) and purple (peace). I created the ribbon in 2014.

Hearing aids should not be the new status symbol for the rich. The right to hear is a civil or human right. Read my latest article, “Why Medicare Should Cover Hearing Aids.” http://lnkd.in/d8tpTnV Please sign our petition to have hearing aids covered under Medicare. http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/to-pass-hr-3150.fb73?source=c.fb&r_by=6379786

TAKE ACTION: An official Citizen’s Petition legal document to the Food and Drug Administration has been filed to put important safeguards into motion https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2013-P-0291-0001 where your comments are welcome. Please help support our FDA effort by signing and sharing this SignOn companion petition widely. We must begin to know how much radiation is in the food we are serving our families, so we can decide what is safe to feed them! All protections in our food supply have been fought for and won. We can win this too. MORE INFO: Sign the Change(dot)org Fukushima Fallout Food Safety Petition FFAN Radioactive Shrimp Recall Press Release  *Radiation and Health Expert Cindy Folkers  7 minute clip presentation on man-made radiation in our food Watch the Congressional briefing on the issue here Kimberly Roberson is the author of "Silence Deafening, Fukushima Fallout...A Mother's Response"

Join us in demanding equity. Our people have waited too long for justice. Our elders cannot afford to wait for another unnecessary study. 🛑

 Every child deserves timely access to specialized medical care, regardless of where they live. Families in Prattville and the surrounding communities should not have to travel approximately 90 minutes to Birmingham during a medical emergency to reach a dedicated children's hospital. While Montgomery has a hospital that treats children, it is not a specialized children's hospital and its emergency department is often overcrowded. When a child is seriously ill or injured, long travel times and extended waits can add unnecessary stress to families and delay access to pediatric specialists. Our community continues to grow rapidly, yet access to specialized pediatric healthcare has not kept pace. Expanding pediatric services closer to Prattville would improve access to lifesaving care, reduce the burden on families, and provide peace of mind to parents who simply want the best care possible for their children. This petition is about advocating for the health and well-being of the children in our community. Every family deserves the reassurance of knowing that expert pediatric care is available closer to home when it matters most.

 This petition is vital because Seattle’s current corporate healthcare landscape is financially draining our community, while Costa Rica’s model proves that an affordable, proactive public health framework can achieve world-class health outcomes.

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By signing this petition, you are showing that affordable, accessible healthcare is important and needs to be improved. Your signature helps prove that this issue matters to our community and should be addressed.

If you are a parent of a special needs child or children and are concerned about how your children are treated while they are absent from you, help me make a difference. Parents with nonverbal kids like myself, remember, we are their voices, so let's be heard. Signing this petition is just the beginning, but we can fight until the END!

When just a few corporations dominate the system, they gain enormous power over prices and quality of care, and everyday people are left with fewer choices, worse care, and higher bills.   Members of Congress in both chambers are taking stock too—recognizing how these health care giants are making it nearly impossible for everyday people to access health care.  Just last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to break up “Big Medicine”—conglomerates that have grown too large and too powerful. And last month, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out CVS Health’s CEO over its health care monopoly in an explosive viral hearing. That’s why we need as many people as possible urging Congress to rein in Big Medicine and Big Pharma. There’s already some momentum, and with constituent pressure, we can actually get Congress to take action to stop the health care affordability crisis.  Add your name: It’s time to put patients first and end the monopolization of our health care system.

 We need our New Jersey state legislature to protect our state from the threats from the federal government on our most vulnerable residents and our democracy. Last week's budget cuts threaten food and housing security. Due to the astronomical increase in ICE funding, we anticipate that actions taken by DHS will increase to the level seen in California, including tanks and military being deployed to MacArthur Park. We have elected our legislators to fight for New Jersey and we need them to be able to react urgently to the unprecedented attacks on our state coming from D.C.

Creating lists divides us. Protecting rights unites us. Stand with us to defend civil rights and human dignity. Sign this petition now to send a clear message: NO to any autism registry!