When music lovers don't pay for their songs or albums, the money that would be going to the businesses and artists never makes it to them. 1 in 3 of us are guilty of music piracy, and ultimately, the industry takes a 12 billion dollar hit annually because of us.

I was taking Bactrim DS in March of 2003 for a urinary tract infection. I was told when taking an antibiotic you have to complete its course. After taking the med for 3 or 4 days I had begun to think I was feeling better. But little did I know I was getting worse day by day. On day four or five I went to work. I was working as a dietary aide at Epworth Villa. I was fatigued and very lethargic. The nurses there checked my temperature and it was 104 degrees. I was taken immediately to my primary care physician. I was told to go directly to Edmond Medical Center E.R. for evaluation and treatment. As I was admitted to the hospital and asked thousands of questions; my skin began blistering literally within minutes of being there. I began to have blisters on my face, neck, back, arms and chest. Once the blisters appeared, my skin began to darken. I looked exactly like burn patients who have been in a house fire. I stayed in Edmond Medical Center for a day or two. Many tests were run. Different specialists were contacted to see if anyone had an explanation on what was happening. It seemed like an eternity that I was laid up burning from the inside out. Doctors soon learned that I had a rare disease known as The Stevens Johnson Syndrome. It is a major allergic reaction to sulfa. It literally burned me from the inside out. At some point I was transferred to Baptist Burn Unit. I was treated exactly like a burn patient. The blisters that had formed all over my body could not be seen now, due to my skin turning black. I was “classified” with third degree burns over 50% of my body. Slowly my skin started to slough or just fall off. I remember my bath days which were agonizing, dreadful and most of all painful. It felt like I was getting bathed with a cheese shredder. Each wipe with the sponge hurt more than the first. I can remember yelling and screaming for dear life during baths like it was yesterday. My skin was burned; gone. After each bath I was wrapped like a mummy in silvadene and rolls of kerlix in order to keep infection down. At this time my eyes were sealed closed. There was a decrease in my mucous membrane production. I couldn’t see for over three weeks. My eyes were sealed closed. Could you imagine being 19 and blind? Many people take their eyesight for granted. What I’ve learned is that a person’s perceptions of how things are in life are totally different when you can’t see. As a result of the decrease in tear production, I had dry eyes and a damaged cornea. I have used eye drops at least twenty times a day, otherwise my eyes will feel like sandpaper. I feel some discomfort in my eyes at all times. I also blink like twenty times more than the average person. I can’t go to the movies or focus on things for a long time either. I often experience blurry vision and pain in my left eye. Due to the blisters and burns in my mouth I couldn’t eat or swallow. I had to have a peg tube placed in order to obtain adequate nutrition. At the age of 19 having a peg tube was “not cool.” For three months the peg tube was my main source for food and water. I had it removed on my twentieth birthday. The Stevens Johnson Syndrome is not a rare disease. Many people do die from this. Doctors informed my mother to prepare for the worse, which is a patient’s worst nightmare. Through the grace of God I’m here to tell my story. My purpose of writing this letter to Governor Mary Fallin is to send awareness about SJS/TEN. I would like to declare August as SJS awareness month. Please take the time to consider. SJS Survivor

Having scoliosis myself, I would have been more comfortable and accepting of my condition as a young girl had I had a doll with an accessory similar to my back brace. The American Girl Dolls serve to bring security, play, and happiness to girls. American Girl will continue to alienate the 10 percent of girls in the United States suffering from scoliosis until a back brace accessory is manufactured for the dolls.

Please urge Palm Springs City Council to stop the Mega-Tower project at Vista Del Monte School in Palm Springs.

I am starting this petition because the conduct that TKJ presents himself with is unbearable. I believe that The GM™ Should not have to go through the pain that we deal with day in, day out. While signing this petition you provide the approval for TKJ to get an immediate boot.

A Facebook friend of mine used Sergeants Bansect on her kitty and it put her in seizures!! We need to Stop this company for EVER killing any more of our precious pets. Please help us Save our animals, because we do not know Who to Trust!

If there's a more appalling way to turn someone's trauma into a punchline, we haven't seen it yet.

Wildfire season has arrived! We are in a serious drought in the Southwest. According to the National Interagency Coordination Center there are 7 uncontained and 3 new wildfires on public lands on May 31, 2014. [http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_statistics.html]. Yet the Forest Service and Department of Interior agencies (including BLM and Park Service) have not gone into emergency mode to clear underbrush fuels and make fire lines—before the fires start! Wildfire prevention needs to start today!

WE WOULD LIKE THE PERFECT PUPPY STORE AT 1235 WAMPANOAG TRAIL IN THE FORBES PLAZA TO REMAIN OPEN FOR BUSINESS

I believe animals shouldn't be mistreated. In my opinion, i believe that animals are emotionally the same as us humans. So why abuse them? Abusing them is like abusing a baby.

All creatures great and small deserve love and care.

Dog walker leaves 6 dogs to die of heat exhaustion in her truck while she goes shopping for 45 minutes. 19 dogs piled into a van to go for play time at the dog park yet the reality is that 20 minutes or more are spent picking up and dropping off dogs leaving close to 15-20 minutes of playtime at the park (I know, I've witnessed it and have pics and videos.) Owners pay by the hour to get their dog walked, or to play at the dog park. Little do they realize the truth about what their dog is doing for most of this hour and often times in a very hot car. Limiting the number of dogs a dog walker can take will create a safer and more enjoyable experience for your dog in the car and at the park. The dog walker will also be able to manage and monitor your dog, keeping her safe, and be able to pick up poop, because 6 dogs is much easier than 20. This will leave our parks safer and cleaner. Getting certified in dog safety will educate dog walkers about what to look for when a dog is afraid, anxious, happy, ill and much more. Fewer dogs will get into fights, which translates to fewer dog to dog bites, fewer people getting bitten, less trips to the vet and little to no emotional or physical trauma to you dog. Please sign and share this petition so these kinds of tragedies never happen again.