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| Greg with the New Mexico Proclamation |
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| "The Herald Newspaper" Photo-Congrats Greg! |
" We are all vehicles of life, either private or commercial,
but you choose which you want to be. The private vehicle carries only the owner and a few passengers but the commercial vehicle
conveys everyone to his destination."
I believe we are all as Gastroparesis
Patients-"Commercial Vehicles"
| Thema Davis-Aspire Magazine Article |
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| "The Spirit of Prayer" |
"May the morning sun find you soaring with the eagles and giving hope
to those who have not yet learned to fly"
| Susan Bradford |
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| "Shape Magazine" Article |
" You must think of failure and defeat as the springboards to new achievements
or to the next level of accomplishment"
A HUGE THANK YOU! to FRAME USA-Frame Warehouse
Outlet for recognizing the "Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign" as the charity of the month for May. The awareness
program was a total success, all donations will go towards new Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign t-shirts &
magnetic car ribbons.
| Letter from GP Patient Tess-New Hampshire |
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| "Lets Pray for a Cure!" |
"We Want People
to Assume it's Just as Bad as It Is, but No Worse than It Is"
Living with an invisible chronic illness can mean constantly trying to redefine your
condition. We can't keep up with the rest of the world, and yet the world sees no excuse for our lack of participation. Many
people think "Aren't you overdoing it... or playing it up a little bit?" People's observations do not conform to their expectations
as to what a sick person should look and act like. Therefore, they are quick to become intolerant and suspect that the symptoms
are overstated.
As a chronically ill person I am in a constant state of negotiations with my body and my spirit.
What should I give up and what should I fight for? I can participate in "A," but I can't do "B." I still want to do "C" but
it will be a lot more painful than if I skipped "A." I decide to do "A" because I really want to do it, but then along comes
a friend who invites me to do "D." I've already done "A" so am skipping "B;" I really wanted to do both "A" and "C" but now,
to do "D," I'll have to skip "C." I could say "no thanks" to my friend, but than she will say, "but you did 'A' and you're
going to do 'C' so why can't you do 'D?' What's the big deal?" Confusing? Yes, but if you have a chronic illness, chances
are you followed that pretty well, because you've lived it!
*Spreading GP Awareness One Person At A Time*
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| Leigh Ann &TheTennessee State Proclamation-CHEERS! |
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| Gastroparesis & Digestive Motility Awareness-April 2008 |
Many thanks to 'National American
Publications' for the wonderful article about the Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign in "Family Matters Magazine".
August-October 2007 helping
to spread much needed Gastroparesis awareness but most important public education!
| Mary Fendley with the Oregon Proclamation-GO GIRL! |
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| March 2008-Gastroparesis & Digestive Motility Awareness Month |
Influence
By Joseph
Norris
Drop a pebble in the water,
And its ripples reach out far;
And the sunbeams dancing on them
May reflect them to a star.
Give a smile to someone passing,
Thereby making his morning glad;
It may greet you in the evening
When your own heart may be sad.
Do a deed of simple kindness;
Though its end you may not see,
It may reach, like widening ripples,
Down a long eternity
| Janet "GP Friend" |
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| "She Won the Womens Division Title-Way to Go Janet!" |
| Kimberly |
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| "Meeting with the Kentucky State Government" |
| CONGRATS Dawn! |
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| "Lance Armstrong 5K Race" |
"Take time to dream and make that
dream a reality. Life is too short not to keep on, keeping on!"
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| The Great GP Pumpkin Traveling Promotion |
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| "October-Halloween 2007" |
" Sure, walking is easy when the road is flat. God put mountains in our
lives so we can learn how to climb."
| Local Cincinnati Newspaper GP-Article |
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| "Gastroparesis Benefit" |
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