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🗣 Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month - a Tweetorial
👉🏼 What is a rheumatic disease? They are autoimmune, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases that affect a person’s joints, muscles, bones, and organs. These are not just “aches and pains,” nor are they a normal part of aging.
👉🏼 What is a rheumatic disease? They are autoimmune, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases that affect a person’s joints, muscles, bones, and organs. These are not just “aches and pains,” nor are they a normal part of aging.
👶🏻👩🏼🦰👩🏽🦱👧🏾👴🏻 Who gets rheumatic disease?
They affect individuals of all ages - including children - and often strike adults in the prime of their lives. They can be debilitating and, if not properly treated, life-threatening.
They affect individuals of all ages - including children - and often strike adults in the prime of their lives. They can be debilitating and, if not properly treated, life-threatening.
‼️How common is rheumatic disease?
According to the @CDCgov an estimated 54 million (1 in 4) U.S. adults have a doctor diagnosed rheumatic disease. A recent study shows that the number may even be as high as 91 million (1 in 3) Americans!
According to the @CDCgov an estimated 54 million (1 in 4) U.S. adults have a doctor diagnosed rheumatic disease. A recent study shows that the number may even be as high as 91 million (1 in 3) Americans!
Here's my compilation of 13 ideas -- a thread of threads -- of convenient easy ways to speak up & share your voice about US health policy. Geared to rheumatologists but applicable to patients/families & other specialties. You can do a little every day! #Act4Arthritis #ThingADay 
Intro Tweet:
1. Send an email to Congress w/ a few clicks:
