tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448405572418750362.post5209215037577156067..comments2023-08-21T04:48:36.954-07:00Comments on Acromegaly Bloggers: How to spend billions of dollars on public health and research?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448405572418750362.post-53897029309260616512010-07-08T11:42:18.888-07:002010-07-08T11:42:18.888-07:00This is what I wrote to my Rep, feel free to copy/...This is what I wrote to my Rep, feel free to copy/paste/edit when writing to yours!<br /><br />"Dear _________,<br /><br />I hear there is a powerful House of Representatives’ appropriations subcommittee next week to decide how to spend billions of dollars on public health and research. <br /><br />I have a rare disease called Acromegaly, which is the result of an active pituitary tumor that secretes excess growth hormone. The symptoms of this disease have degraded my body and affected every aspect of my life, but the most frustrating aspect of this disease is the fact that doctors do not know what caused the pituitary tumor to grow or how it could have been prevented.<br /><br />We need more research to understand the impact of hormones in the body, how to better control them, and what causes them to become out of balance. Hormone conditions merit more investigation so that people can have better health and quality of life."polarchiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412987146544954470noreply@blogger.com