Oops, here's the revised link:
http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-please-collaborate-with-bristol-myers-for-the-cure-for-hepatitis-c-now
p.s If you're unsure of what to say, try something along these lines: Hep C kills more people than AIDS and is the leading cause for liver transplants, cirrhosis and liver cancer in the US. And we are told there is a cure but that "profit concerns" are keeping it from our reach.
your a great person oh........its really nice to see this....billy
I tryed getting on that link but it says it isnt available? :(
Which link gave you a problem ?
@OH the second one you posted. Revised Link
Try it again, it worked for me.
I sent messages to the facebook pages for both shows.
Ya this is how we do it! ;) That's what I love to see!
I sent messages, lets spread the word, put it on your face book page, send it to your friends.
Here's my letter:
There is a silent epidemic infecting 1 out of 12 people world wide. It is responsible for more deaths in the US than AIDs, and is the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation.
This killer can go undetected for years, yet a simple blood test will detect this virus~ hepatitis C.
An estimated 5 million people in the U.S. (1 in 50) have been infected with the hepatitis C virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 2/3 of infected Americans are unaware of their status.
I didn't know I had hep C until I had advanced cirrhosis. I did the treatment,24 weeks of injections of a horribly difficult drug, relapsed, had a liver transplant and recently did treatment again. There are better treatments currently being developed.
To break the silence and ignorance about this virus, I'd like to urge you to consider having Margaret Dudley as a guest on your show. Margaret is the author of a petition on change.org to get Gilead to work with Bristol Myers to finish testing the best cure for hep c to date.
http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-please-collaborate-with-bristol-myers-for-the-cure-for-hepatitis-c-now
For more on Margaret, please check out these links:
http://www.kens5.com/news/health/Hepatitis-C-patients-petitioning-for-life-saving-drug-combination-160728485.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2012/07/26/dudley-family-planning-special.html
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Sufferers-pin-hopes-on-faster-and-safer-drugs-3739324.php