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The Chronic Disease Coalition is actively involved in state legislatures across the country on our priority issues in 2024. 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
Apollonia Bynum
Interstitial Cystitis +2
While in my teenage years I used to suffer but I kept it to myself! But after having my second child I was in so much pain. They began doing tests and procedures, and I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. By the age of 28 I was diagnosed with so many other chronic diseases, but I looked fine…
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Claire Sachs
Asthma +9
My chronic journey started in 1983 with a catastrophic acute event -- bacterial meningitis -- which almost killed me and put me in a wheelchair for 18 months. It was also the catalyst that triggered my type 1 diabetes. Since then, despite my own best efforts sometimes, I have survived to develop…
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Samantha Bowick
Endometriosis +7
After battling painful periods since I was 13, I was diagnosed with endometriosis at 19 after having laparoscopic surgery. Since then, I’ve had five additional surgeries for endometriosis, including removal of my appendix, uterus, ovaries, cervix and gallbladder. The only treatment for…
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