Let's change the future!
Since getting diagnosed in 2010, I've seen too many good people go. TOO MANY.
From my understanding none of them had Autoimmune Disease as their cause of death. Their final vote, in the form of a mortality statistic, went to other diseases and disease groups. What does that mean? Continued lack of awareness, continued lack of research, continued lack of support. All of those going to the disease group that ended up on our dear friends' final Cause of Death certificate. So the years upon years of fighting this crappy autoimmune disease went completely unacknowledged and their vote for research went to Heart Disease, Infectious Disease, Kidney Disease, Cancer, etc. etc.
The reason for this is because all morbidity and mortality stats are based on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases list, which does NOT have Autoimmune Disease as an option.
I have started a petition in hopes of getting the WHO to add Autoimmune Disease on this classification list. So far it's mostly Weggies on there, funnily enough since we're such a small lot, but I hope that it goes out there because 1 in 5 people are dealing with some Autoimmune Disease crap, and we all know that from diagnosis on, whatever kills us, is probably a direct effect from either disease activity or treatment protocols. We need to stand up for ourselves, and get any other autoimmune patients or their families to sign the petition. Every signature sends an email to WHO as well as CDC and Health Canada. Let's leave a legacy of positive change for our future generations (and it might very well affect our direct future generations, since one of the things they know for sure is that Autoimmune Disease has a genetic component.)
Here's a link to the petition. Sign it, and pass it on to your circle of friends. Let's get more signatures than a petition for beer....
https://www.change.org/p/missing-aut...edium=copyLink
Peace and good health to you all.
Marta (not so smarta)
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