Kristina Leigh Phelps 35, Kentucky

She was a true internet advocate and educator to all who came to know her.

She made videos to learn from and they also told her story too.

I miss her and I will try to do what i can for her memory to live on.

Love you Kris, Laurie

Hepatitis C: An American Tragedy

This is very SAD

What is sad is this for every "1" AIDS there are "5" with Hepatitis C and no one wants to do anything about it to help.

Please I encourage everyone that reads this to pass this on to their friends and so on.

Alot of us here have helped in ways you can't imagine sometimes things that don't have anything to do with Hepatitis C but we are CARING very CARING people.

We would help in many and all ways possible.

 I am begging you, to listen because this epidemic IS only getting worse.

Love and peace, Laurie 

I am thinking that the Noting or lack of, on this item is telling something, that I should already have known.
The post seems to have past un-noticed or ignored,
just like those who are un-fortunate enough to suffer!!

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Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!

World Hepatitis Day Action Alert

        Flood Congress With Calls on May 19^th and Demand Leadership!       

The statistics are staggering:

• Hepatitis C is the most common, chronic blood-borne viral infection in the United States

• An estimated 5 million Americans (at least 1 in 50) have been infected with the hepatitis C virus.

• Hepatitis C is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S. – and chronic liver disease is in the top ten killers for Americans 25 years of age and older

The federal government's response:

• A mere $17 million per year for all viral hepatitis programs

• President Bush has proposed a cut in hepatitis funding in next year's budget

• Legislation to mount a comprehensive fight against the disease has stalled

Angry? Want to make a difference?

Make three phone calls on May 19^th and demand that Congress take action!

On Monday, May 19th (World Hepatitis Day), call your U.S. House Representative and two U.S. Senators in their Washington, DC office. Ask to speak to the staffperson who handles health care issues. You might speak to this person live or you might get voicemail.

Deliver the following message:

"My name is __________ and I live in (your city/state). Today is World Hepatitis Day and I urge Representative/Senator ____________ to take a leadership role in the fight against the hepatitis C epidemic. An estimated 5 million Americans have been infected with the hepatitis C virus, but the federal government has not provided adequate funding or legislation to fight the epidemic. I urge the Representative/Senator to help change this situation by supporting $50 million for viral hepatitis programs in the Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation bill and by cosponsoring the "Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act."

CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL

You can reach your Senators and Representative by calling the Capitol switchboard toll-free at (800) 828-0498.

If that number is busy, call (202) 224-3121. Ask to be connected to your Representative or Senator. If you don't know who represents you in Congress, go to www.congress.org and enter your zip code in the upper left corner.

*If you are unable to call on May 19^th, please call no later than Friday, May 23^rd.

If your Representative/Senator is on the following list, he or she has already cosponsored the "Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act." Please thank them and ask that they work to get other cosponsors.

House cosponsors:

Neil Abercrombie (HI)

Brian Baird (WA)

Shelley Berkley (NV)

Timothy Bishop (NY)

Elijah Cummings (MD)

Keith Ellison (MN)

Bart Gordon (TN)

Raul Grijalva (AZ)

John Lewis (GA)

Jim McDermott (WA)

James McGovern (MA)

Michael McNulty (NY)

Gregory Meeks (NY)

Ed Pastor (AZ)

Donald Payne (NJ)

Jim Ramstad (MN)

Edolphus Towns (NY)

Henry Waxman (CA)

Robert Wexler (FL)

Heather Wilson (NM)

Senate cosponsors:

Joe Biden (DE)

Barbara Boxer (CA)

Maria Cantwell (WA)

Thad Cochran (M

Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)

Daniel Inouye (HI)

Tim Johnson (SD)

Ted Kennedy (MA)

Frank Lautenberg (NJ)

Mark Pryor (AR)

Gordon Smith (OR)

Olympia Snowe (ME)

Ron Wyden (OR)

Please forward this Alert widely! Thanks for making a difference!

For more information about this Alert, contact Ryan Clary at rclary@projectinform.org

Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!  is a national, grassroots network of individuals and organizations fighting for increased funding for hepatitis programs and legislation to mount a comprehensive federal effort to fight the disease.

We design grassroots strategies to educate our elected representatives about the need for adequate HCV funding and policies, including action alerts, sign-on letters legislative meetings, media activities, and other campaigns. We also share information and strategies on state-level issues and campaigns.

We communicate through a moderated listserv and monthly conference calls. Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED! was formed by the Hepatitis C Appropriations Partnership (HCAP) and the National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council (NHCAC).

To join the network, send an email to rclary@projectinform.org with "subscribe" in the subject field. Please include your name and city/state in the email.

Let's see who calls, forwards etc... Please sign a comment and let others know how you helped!!!!

Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!

World Hepatitis Day Action Alert

        Flood Congress With Calls on May 19^th and Demand Leadership!       

The statistics are staggering:

• Hepatitis C is the most common, chronic blood-borne viral infection in the United States

• An estimated 5 million Americans (at least 1 in 50) have been infected with the hepatitis C virus.

• Hepatitis C is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S. – and chronic liver disease is in the top ten killers for Americans 25 years of age and older

The federal government's response:

• A mere $17 million per year for all viral hepatitis programs

• President Bush has proposed a cut in hepatitis funding in next year's budget

• Legislation to mount a comprehensive fight against the disease has stalled

Angry? Want to make a difference?

Make three phone calls on May 19^th and demand that Congress take action!

How you can help:

On Monday, May 19th (World Hepatitis Day), call your U.S. House Representative and two U.S. Senators in their Washington, DC office. Ask to speak to the staffperson who handles health care issues. You might speak to this person live or you might get voicemail.

Deliver the following message:

"My name is __________ and I live in (your city/state). Today is World Hepatitis Day and I urge Representative/Senator ____________ to take a leadership role in the fight against the hepatitis C epidemic. An estimated 5 million Americans have been infected with the hepatitis C virus, but the federal government has not provided adequate funding or legislation to fight the epidemic. I urge the Representative/Senator to help change this situation by supporting $50 million for viral hepatitis programs in the Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation bill and by cosponsoring the "Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act."

CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL

You can reach your Senators and Representative by calling the Capitol switchboard toll-free at (800) 828-0498.

If that number is busy, call (202) 224-3121. Ask to be connected to your Representative or Senator. If you don't know who represents you in Congress, go to www.congress.org and enter your zip code in the upper left corner.

*If you are unable to call on May 19^th, please call no later than Friday, May 23^rd.

If your Representative/Senator is on the following list, he or she has already cosponsored the "Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act." Please thank them and ask that they work to get other cosponsors.

House cosponsors:

Neil Abercrombie (HI)

Brian Baird (WA)

Shelley Berkley (NV)

Timothy Bishop (NY)

Elijah Cummings (MD)

Keith Ellison (MN)

Bart Gordon (TN)

Raul Grijalva (AZ)

John Lewis (GA)

Jim McDermott (WA)

James McGovern (MA)

Michael McNulty (NY)

Gregory Meeks (NY)

Ed Pastor (AZ)

Donald Payne (NJ)

Jim Ramstad (MN)

Edolphus Towns (NY)

Henry Waxman (CA)

Robert Wexler (FL)

Heather Wilson (NM)

Senate cosponsors:

Joe Biden (DE)

Barbara Boxer (CA)

Maria Cantwell (WA)

Thad Cochran (M

Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)

Daniel Inouye (HI)

Tim Johnson (SD)

Ted Kennedy (MA)

Frank Lautenberg (NJ)

Mark Pryor (AR)

Gordon Smith (OR)

Olympia Snowe (ME)

Ron Wyden (OR)

Please forward this Alert widely! Thanks for making a difference!

For more information about this Alert, contact Ryan Clary at rclary@projectinform.org

Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!  is a national, grassroots network of individuals and organizations fighting for increased funding for hepatitis programs and legislation to mount a comprehensive federal effort to fight the disease.

We design grassroots strategies to educate our elected representatives about the need for adequate HCV funding and policies, including action alerts, sign-on letters legislative meetings, media activities, and other campaigns. We also share information and strategies on state-level issues and campaigns.

We communicate through a moderated listserv and monthly conference calls. Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED! was formed by the Hepatitis C Appropriations Partnership (HCAP) and the National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council (NHCAC).

To join the network, send an email to rclary@projectinform.org with "subscribe" in the subject field. Please include your name and city/state in the email.

Let's see who calls, forwards etc... Please sign a comment and let others know how you helped!!!!

Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!

World Hepatitis Day Action Alert

        Flood Congress With Calls on May 19^th and Demand Leadership!       

The statistics are staggering:

• Hepatitis C is the most common, chronic blood-borne viral infection in the United States

• An estimated 5 million Americans (at least 1 in 50) have been infected with the hepatitis C virus.

• Hepatitis C is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S. – and chronic liver disease is in the top ten killers for Americans 25 years of age and older

The federal government's response:

• A mere $17 million per year for all viral hepatitis programs

• President Bush has proposed a cut in hepatitis funding in next year's budget

• Legislation to mount a comprehensive fight against the disease has stalled

Angry? Want to make a difference?

Make three phone calls on May 19^th and demand that Congress take action!

How you can help:

On Monday, May 19th (World Hepatitis Day), call your U.S. House Representative and two U.S. Senators in their Washington, DC office. Ask to speak to the staffperson who handles health care issues. You might speak to this person live or you might get voicemail.

Deliver the following message:

"My name is __________ and I live in (your city/state). Today is World Hepatitis Day and I urge Representative/Senator ____________ to take a leadership role in the fight against the hepatitis C epidemic. An estimated 5 million Americans have been infected with the hepatitis C virus, but the federal government has not provided adequate funding or legislation to fight the epidemic. I urge the Representative/Senator to help change this situation by supporting $50 million for viral hepatitis programs in the Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation bill and by cosponsoring the "Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act."

CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL    CALL

You can reach your Senators and Representative by calling the Capitol switchboard toll-free at (800) 828-0498.

If that number is busy, call (202) 224-3121. Ask to be connected to your Representative or Senator. If you don't know who represents you in Congress, go to www.congress.org and enter your zip code in the upper left corner.

*If you are unable to call on May 19^th, please call no later than Friday, May 23^rd.

If your Representative/Senator is on the following list, he or she has already cosponsored the "Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act." Please thank them and ask that they work to get other cosponsors.

House cosponsors:

Neil Abercrombie (HI)

Brian Baird (WA)

Shelley Berkley (NV)

Timothy Bishop (NY)

Elijah Cummings (MD)

Keith Ellison (MN)

Bart Gordon (TN)

Raul Grijalva (AZ)

John Lewis (GA)

Jim McDermott (WA)

James McGovern (MA)

Michael McNulty (NY)

Gregory Meeks (NY)

Ed Pastor (AZ)

Donald Payne (NJ)

Jim Ramstad (MN)

Edolphus Towns (NY)

Henry Waxman (CA)

Robert Wexler (FL)

Heather Wilson (NM)

Senate cosponsors:

Joe Biden (DE)

Barbara Boxer (CA)

Maria Cantwell (WA)

Thad Cochran (M

Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)

Daniel Inouye (HI)

Tim Johnson (SD)

Ted Kennedy (MA)

Frank Lautenberg (NJ)

Mark Pryor (AR)

Gordon Smith (OR)

Olympia Snowe (ME)

Ron Wyden (OR)

Please forward this Alert widely! Thanks for making a difference!

For more information about this Alert, contact Ryan Clary at rclary@projectinform.org.

Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!  is a national, grassroots network of individuals and organizations fighting for increased funding for hepatitis programs and legislation to mount a comprehensive federal effort to fight the disease.

We design grassroots strategies to educate our elected representatives about the need for adequate HCV funding and policies, including action alerts, sign-on letters legislative meetings, media activities, and other campaigns. We also share information and strategies on state-level issues and campaigns.

We communicate through a moderated listserv and monthly conference calls. Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED! was formed by the Hepatitis C Appropriations Partnership (HCAP) and the National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council (NHCAC).

To join the network, send an email to rclary@projectinform.org with "subscribe" in the subject field. Please include your name and city/state in the email.

Let's see who calls, forwards etc... Please sign a comment and let others know how you helped!!!!

Mrs. Kristen Hernandez-White

Kristen was a devoted wife and mother and her greatest joy in life was her family and friends. She "loved to love, and lived to live." She was a 1995 graduate of Frederick High School in Frederick, and was a member of Without Walls International Church. Those who knew her will never forget her smile. Kristen loved "Bunko" night with the girls, Drew's baseball games, watching the sun rise and set, and she was everyone's "Dancing Queen."

She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Manard Ellis' "Pee Paw;" grandfather, Harry Yoe Jr. "Sonny;" and great- grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Roland long.

She is survived by her husband, Wilfredo Hernandez Jr., son Robert Andrew Thomas, III "Drew," daughter, Emma Renee Hernandez; mother, and stepdad, Debra and Eric Cross; father and stepmom, the Rev. Randy White and Rev. Paula White, mother and father-in-laws; Angie and Wilfredo Hernandez; sister, Angie Pieper (Russell); brothers, Brandon White and Bradley Knight; sister-in-law, Widalis Camacho (Armando); grandmother, Shirley Yoe; grandparents the Rev. Franklin and Darlene White Jr.; grandmother, Genevieve Ellis; grandparents, Robert and Noema Cross, grandmother, Lois Cross; great-grandmother, Mary Kelly; aunts and uncles, Carolyn and Mark Bledsoe, Marie Baer and Rick Stull, Randy and Bonnie Ellis and Connie Hasty. She also leaves to cherish her memory her lifelong friends B.J. Thomas Jr., Connie McKenzie, Alicia Thompson, Thersia Baumbaugh and Shawn A. Fogle.

Friends may call from from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday May 5, at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday May 6, at the Maranatha Community Church of God, 123 Byte Drive, Frederick. Entombment will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, Inc. at www.firstgiving.com/KristenWhite.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.staufferfuneralhome.com.

Without Walls International Church: http://www.withoutwalls.org/

Paula White Today: http://www.paulawhite.org/

Paula on Larry King: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/11/26/lkl.paula.white.CNN?iref=videosearch

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month

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