x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by sc.lmhostediq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 9 Jun 2016 11:31:07 -0400 thread-index: AdHCY/Eror72aP31SDy8V7ZdbfXCeA== Thread-Topic: Myasthenia Gravis From: To: Subject: Myasthenia Gravis Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 11:31:07 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jun 2016 15:31:07.0620 (UTC) FILETIME=[F14A8A40:01D1C263] CUSTOM Mrs Kaitlin S Masters Support Group Leader Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America 1310 Oakcrest Drive 732 Columbia SC 29223 kaitmasters@gmail.com 6105475562 PROC Myasthenia Gravis 75.176.156.240 The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. (MGFA) is pleased to designate June as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. Our theme is "Uniting for a Cure . Together we are Stronger." Please join with other municipalities in issuing a proclamation for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in South Carolina. During this time we attempt to focus attention on the need for education, treatment, research, and ultimately, a cure, for this currently incurable disease. Myasthenia gravis is a disorder causing extreme muscle weakness can impact a person's ability to see, smile, walk, talk and breathe, and it is often misdiagnosed. It can be managable by medication and other treatments for some MG patients, and although rare, it can prove fatal. Because of its rarity (approximately 100,000 people are living with MG in the United States today), many Americans are often undiagnosed. The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. (MGFA) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1952. The MGFA has a network of support groups throughout the United States whose mission is to facilitate the timely diagnosis and optimal care of individuals affected by myasthenia gravis and to improve their lives through programs of patient services, public information, medical research, professional education, advocacy and patient care. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.