Sign petition to put pressure on!

[mdudley]

A petition was begun to encourage Gilead to do the right thing.  Please sign it:
http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-a-phase-iii-collaboration-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c

I have emailed this link to all my family and friends and posted it on FB.  Lets make ourselves heard!  Who knows...this might be the spark needed to start the fire!

[mdudley]

Article came out today - didn't get to "preview" it...not perfect..but ANY publicity is better than NONE...right?

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Sufferers-pin-hopes-on-faster-and-safer-drugs-3739324.php

Interesting article about Gilead Sciences

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-07-26/gilead-sciences-profit-slips-on-acquisition-costs

Have a great day and a happy World Hepatitis Day (tomorrow)

Warmest regards,
Margaret

[mdudley]

Petition Update:  5264 have signed

Press release below in San Antonio Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2012/07/26/dudley-family-planning-special.html

Warmest regards,
Margaret Dudley
HCV Sufferer & Advocate for The Cure

PS.  Heard that Gilead Sciences had applied for name for GS-7977 to be sofosbuvir - anyone else heard that?

[mdudley]

Things are getting pretty exciting around here!  If I wasn't so darn tired, I would be having a good ole time :).  I can't wait until we all can get treated with GS-7977 + daclatasvir (WITHOUT interferon or ribavirin)...we are going to have one HUGE PART-EE!

But until that time comes, we must keep fighting for VICTORY!  There is a CURE for Hepatitis C & Gilead Sciences HOLDS the KEY.  Sign and share our petition to make them OPEN the DOOR!  NOW!

http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-please-collaborate-with-bristol-myers-for-the-cure-for-hepatitis-c-now

Petition update:  5130 have signed!

Warmest regards
Margaret Dudley
HCV Sufferer & Advocate for The Cure

[mdudley]

A must view for everyone!

HCV 2012 and Beyond:  Highlights from Barcelona

http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/766230

Watch the part @30:00+ minutes into video.  If this doesn't spell it out, I don't know what does!!!

-Talked with Cornyn's staff member...in a nutsell...we have the right as consituents to "lobby and/or petition" for these drugs. ( Really???) And they will look into it but can't force two companies to work together...

-Express-News came for photo's today.  Later e-mail from reporter:

"I am glad that you and Billy (he is the photographer and a truly awesome man) got along. Thanks for welcoming him in to your home.
The article will run next week because the  Hepatitis C expert at Texas Biomedical is on vacation until Monday.
I’ll let you know a more exact date soon."

-And, save the date - July 28th World Hepatitis Day as I will (after all) be having an event at The Cove here in San Antonio (hope my wristbands arrive by then!!!) from 4pm till 7pm, free chips & salsa, and everything you ever wanted to know about Hep C and THE CURE! "They are both closer than YOU think".  (Formal announcement to follow soon)

I will be there with wristbands, flyers, posters, laptops, etc. & hope to have some media attention.  So any and all of you are needed & welcomed (expect to see ALL of you S.A. people there...and I know who you are...lol) & come up and introduce yourselves ;)

Petition update: 4887 have signed.

Keep spreading the word and I will do the same.

Warmest regards,
Margaret Dudley
HCV Sufferer & Advocate for The Cure

http://www.change.org/petitions/gilead-sciences-please-collaborate-with-bristol-myers-for-the-cure-for-hepatitis-c-now

[orphanedhawk]

Hurray! You go girl, you're my hero :)

[mdudley]

Petition update:  4616 have signed

Other good news --- I wrote a letter to U.S. Senator John Cornyn & got a response today that his office would be calling me tomorrow!

AND...the S.A. Express News is publishing article next weekend!

So please keep asking people to sign petition --- We need to let Gilead Sciences and Bristol-Myers KNOW we want this life-saving drug-combo and we want it NOW!

http://www.kens5.com/news/health/Hepatitis-C-patients-petitioning-for-life-saving-drug-combination-160728485.html

Warmest regards,

Margaret Dudley
HCV Sufferer & Advocate for The Cure