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"I ask you to join me in a rallying cry for two causes which are close to my heart: Lyme Disease and Katrina relief. At first glance, they may not seem related, but they are. Each has to do with caring for people more than power. Each has to do with kindness and generosity and NOT letting suffering drop off the map just because CNN is not covering it.

Because I am not strong enough at this point in my healing to travel, lecture, testify, and perform at benefits, YOU are my compatriots, you are the ones who can help spread the word. Together, let's make Lyme and Katrina relief the Ya-Ya causes. Let's put on our hats and gloves and tiaras, let's strut or stumble or roll out into the world and make the kind of noise that Vivi, Caro, Teensy, and Necie would make in the face of so much suffering.

Every illness and disaster is filled with pain. Because I ask you to support Lyme Disease and Katrina relief does not discount other diseases or disasters. It's just that Lyme and Katrina have hit so "close to home" for me on so many levels that I must choose my battles.

In short, let's be kind. And let's be proud to be called Uppity Women."

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NOW - here is an ACTUAL CELEBRITY FIGURE asking a large readership to get up & help us.

I was curious as to how the Ya-Ya's were reacting to Rebecca's letter so I went to the Ya-Ya Gumbo Message board and did a little digging around.

I think it's at the 'Front Porch Visitn' section that they have a discussion about HOW to help OUR CAUSE.

Right now they are thinking about ways to raise funds for us - and funds are always necessary.

BUT -- right now - I think more than anything we need their help in getting the attention of Congress.

There are bills in sub-committees that if enough people speak out - we might actually get them PAST the sub-committees instead of allowing them to die.

What do those two things have to do with Ya-Ya's and why am I telling this to y'all?

WELL - I know darn good & well that many of you are fans of Rebecca Wells. I know many of you are already Ya-Ya's at heart. I know I am, although I have not signed on the Ya-Ya board as yet because I'm busy writing to YOU and trying to prepare letters for Congressional folks.

BUT here's an idea....some of us (YOU) could go sign up on their message board - tell your Lyme story, & encourage them to help support the current legistion!

They seem quite eager to do SOMETHING - and I think it might be nice if we HELP THEM HELP US!!!

Let us embrace the Ya-Ya's !!!

Now one little bossy note from me....("one" - yeah, right!)

The Ya-Ya's seem like very 'nice' people. I think it would be NOT A GOOD THING for us to write with a lot of anger & 'lunacy' (which the whole lunacy part is why I'm holding off a bit before I log on...)

Also - I will most likely not log on as Dr. Wiseass as I don't know if that might be equivalent to showing up drunk & naked at a tea party...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep your letters/posts very positive and GRATEFUL for any help they can give us.

OK, that is my current bright idea...so what do you think?

Hugs & from the bossy naked "drunk" lunatic,

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DR. Wiseass
NOT a real doc - just a real wise

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Originally posted by humanbeing:
Dana,
you must be feeling a little better today

I feel your fire!

Oprah! Of course, imagine if we had Dr. P (important researcher and brilliant llmd) talk about his ideas on how most people with MS, Lupus, ALS, fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and other goddawful illness is rooted in untreated LYME! IT would be earth shattering. Everybody and their mother has one of the above ailments!

Talk about underreporting!

Okay so who knows Oprah? Anyone? IS Amy Tan here? Maybe our YaYa author...Oprah likes her.

Would be great to time it will senate bills on the table.

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"I ask you to join me in a rallying cry for two causes which are close to my heart: Lyme Disease and Katrina relief. At first glance, they may not seem related, but they are. Each has to do with caring for people more than power. Each has to do with kindness and generosity and NOT letting suffering drop off the map just because CNN is not covering it.

Because I am not strong enough at this point in my healing to travel, lecture, testify, and perform at benefits, YOU are my compatriots, you are the ones who can help spread the word. Together, let's make Lyme and Katrina relief the Ya-Ya causes. Let's put on our hats and gloves and tiaras, let's strut or stumble or roll out into the world and make the kind of noise that Vivi, Caro, Teensy, and Necie would make in the face of so much suffering.

Every illness and disaster is filled with pain. Because I ask you to support Lyme Disease and Katrina relief does not discount other diseases or disasters. It's just that Lyme and Katrina have hit so "close to home" for me on so many levels that I must choose my battles.

In short, let's be kind. And let's be proud to be called Uppity Women."

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If you'd like to read more - go here:
http://ya-ya.com/news/news_items/20060124102026953

NOW - for some good news for you Ms. Betty...

YOU can be EMPOWERED to take care of your own visual needs with regards to posts on this board!

Here's what I discovered:

All you have to do is COPY/PASTE any section of a post that doesn't meet your needs.

You can re-post it in a thread if you feel like it - OR -- you can just repost it in a Word document and then make ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS you need!

In a WORD document:
-- you can take all the bolding out
-- you can ENLARGE the font for greater visibility
- and you can even break up the text into the shorter paragraphs which you prefer.

THIS is such a good discovery, don't you think?

Now COPY/PASTE away Ms. Betty!

Hugs &

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DR. Wiseass
NOT a real doc - just a real wise

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