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Learn moreLegislation in the States
The Chronic Disease Coalition is actively involved in state legislatures across the country on our priority issues in 2023. Click your state to learn if we're working in your area, and let us know if you want to get involved. We're here to help every step of the way.
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Ambassador Spotlight
Patrick Gee
Kidney Disease +3
I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension in 2003. Ten years later, I found out that I was Stage 3b CKD. Started PD on 12/2013. Received a kidney transplant on 04/21/17. After four surgeries (transplant, blood clot, hemorrhaging, laparoscopic peritoneum window), 33 days hospitalized, my…
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Anna Ball
Lupus +1
In the middle of the pandemic two years ago, I suddenly became very sick and began my chronic illness journey. A number of lab tests revealed antibodies for Lupus and Sjörgens Syndrome, two systemic autoimmune diseases that my doctors and I are still trying to figure out. I haven't had an easy time…
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Sydney Groesbeck
Diabetes +2
I’ve dealt with chronic migraine since middle school, but felt I didn’t really begin my “journey” in the chronic illness community until I was 24 years old. I was admitted to the ER, told I was in Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I was immediately thrown into the deep…
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