Article in the Allegan County Newspaper

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My 15 minutes of fame! Seriously though...it was so cool that the City did this. Raising awareness is SO important! Even if this helps ONE person get diagnosed sooner...

THANK YOU City of Allegan!!

The City Council Meeting last night was wonderful! They really gave attention to the matter of MG, how it can go undiagnosed for so long, how it is a grave disease and how awareness needs to be raised. They thanked me for bringing this to their attention, and gave me this proclamation stating the June is National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month.

A reporter (a lovely young lady) from the Allegan County Paper was there to take a picture of the mayor giving me the proclamation, and I spoke with her for a few minutes before the meeting. What wonderful support! It was awesome....so thank you again, City of Allegan for your support!!

Tonight's the Night

Tonight is the night I will receive a proclamation from the Mayor of the City of Allegan, acknowledging that June is National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. I couldn't get the biggest local paper to come, but I sent him some informaiton via e-mail, and will follow up with him to get something in the paper.

The Allegan County Press will be there, and it should be in Wednesday's paper, so I'll have to make sure I get one. I think they will just take a picture of me with the proclamation...I don't know if they'll ask questions or anything. I guess we'll see!

I'm a little nervous...only because my speech can get bad if I'm really nervous, and I'm not really having a stellar day already. But I suppose that's good, because the worse I am the more impact it will make! (Hopefully I won't have to make a speech anyway!!!)

I'll let you all know tomorrow how it goes!

It's Official!

June is National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. The City of Allegan, for whom my husband works, and the closest city that we live near, will make a proclamation at the next City Council meeting, June 14. This proclamation will state that the City recognizes that June is MG awareness month, and will state some of the facts of MG right on it. It will be signed by the mayor, and The Allegan County paper will be there.

I'm hoping to speak to the reporter, and I'm going to call the Kalamazoo Gazette tomorrow to ask them to be there as well. I'm so excited!!!

Thank you City of Allegan!!!