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From: Celia Millington-Wyckoff <>
Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Advocacy Alert
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:24:27 -0400
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OK, so now everyone is asking, "What's your point, Celia???" ;-)

Boy, am I out of it (did the drive back from Goochland yesterday; got
in last night, and am at work bright and early--and TIRED!)

What I forgot to note is that the woman who helps my mother-in-law
has scleroderma. Apparently she is seen at the Medical College of
Richmond, which is very interested in her case, for some reason.
Maybe they're doing an epidemiological study...........?

Celia in PA

At 9:19 AM -0400 4/22/02, Celia Millington-Wyckoff wrote:
>Interesting, Joe. My elderly mother-in-law, who lives in Goochland,
>VA, has a "helper" who checks in on her daily. This woman, who is
>around 60, lives nearby but is originally from West Virginia. Makes
>me wonder if she is a Choctaw descendant........
>
>If I recall correctly, scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder.
>
>Celia in PA
>
>At 12:15 AM -0700 4/22/02, Joe Showalter wrote:
>>This advocacy alert pertains to scleroderma. This is the disease my
>>sister Judy has, there is no cure. Of the people suffering from this
>>disease, 80% are women between the ages of 25 and 55. Choctaw, or
>>Choctaw descendants seem to contract the disease at a greater rate
>>then the general population of the US. Please read the House Bill
>>(it's not too long, surprisingly) and contact your Representative and
>>urge him or her to support it. Thank you.
>>
>>http://www.scleroderma.org/advocacy/alerts.htm
>>
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>Celia Millington-Wyckoff, M.A.
>Instructional Materials Designer
>Department of Distance Education/The World Campus
>Penn State University
>210 Rider II Building
>University Park, PA
>16802
>814-863-8293
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Celia Millington-Wyckoff, M.A.
Instructional Materials Designer
Department of Distance Education/The World Campus
Penn State University
210 Rider II Building
University Park, PA
16802
814-863-8293


http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/c/a/caw6/

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