Dateline is a "news magazine"
show on NBC. They cover a wide array of important topics and
we think it is time they cover Lupus!
You can visit the show's
website at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600/
We have written the following
email to the show to ask them to do a story about Lupus. We encourage all of you to write to them as well.
You can tell them your story, give them Lupus information and stats
and encourage them to cover this important topic.
Here is the show's email
address: dateline@nbc.com
Dear Dateline:
I am writing to you today
to let you know about a disease that is killing thousands of
Americans every year and millions more suffer from while the FDA
hasn't approved a new treatment in over 4 decades. That
disease is Lupus and we need the national attention Dateline can give!
Lupus affects an estimated 1.5
million Americans, 90% of them are women. Lupus also affects
African Americans 3 times more than Caucasians. For such a common
and potentially deadly disease it is
dreadfully under publicized, misunderstood and lets just be honest,
ignored. This disease is often disabling and almost always
life altering for not only the patient, but also for their families.
It has been over 40 years since the FDA has approved a new treatment for
Lupus. That is inexcusable when the current treatments can be
just as debilitating as the disease itself.
Almost everybody has heard of
Lupus and even knows somebody who has it, but if you asked them what
it is they wouldn't know, or they would tell you something vague or
just plain false. There are a lot of misconceptions out there.
We hope you will consider
dedicating some time to a disease that is killing and disabling
thousands of people every year! We will be asking our support network
of Lupus patients and their families to let you know how much this
show is needed as well. If you want to read more about Lupus
you can visit my website at Cure4Lupus.org or the Lupus Foundation
of America's website at Lupus.org.
Kendra
Isola
Webmaster@Cure4Lupus.org
