{"id":3022,"date":"2013-08-29T07:30:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T11:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2013-08-29T07:30:32","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T11:30:32","slug":"become-more-supportive-of-advocacy-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/become-more-supportive-of-advocacy-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Become more supportive of advocacy efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Awareness. Acceptance. Action. Advocacy. All needed when it comes to informing people about Tourette Syndrome at the national, regional, state and local level. Our Facebook page<\/strong><\/a> (give us a \u201clike\u201d! \":)\" ) is dedicated toward these very things, especially when it comes to supporting the proposed federal Tourette Syndrome legislation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, we have a request of you. And no, it won’t take more than just a few seconds. If creating a better future for children with Tourette Syndrome is important to you, then there should be no reason why you don’t click here and support the proposed federal Tourette Syndrome legislation.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

You can leave your Congressional representative a note just like this one and show them that Tourette Syndrome legislation is important to you, just like it is in Kansas:<\/p>\n

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lam198<\/span> in Kansas’s 3rd District<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
I have been dealing with Tourettes since I was 8 years old. I am now 32 and doing well but it has been a long road. I hate my tics and they sometimes caused me problems. Over time I have grown to accept my tics as part of me, as well as others around me. I was not diagnosed until I was 16 and I think if I had been it would have been easier on me socially. I 100% support research of Tourette’s Syndrome. Just like anything else, Tourette’s Syndrome will take time and money to find a cure or better treatment for. I have been luck with my medications but so many people take medications that cause them unwanted side effects and can even cause sterility in women. Since I have become more accepting of my condition I have become more and more supportive of advocacy efforts toward the research and education of Tourette’s Syndrome. Please allow this bill to pass.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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