Bucky
09-20-2009, 04:10 PM
Hi:
I had the pleasure yesterday of meeting Sharon Bates whose son Anthony died from HCM 10 years ago while he was a student and varsity football player at Kansas State Univ.
Since then Sharon has started the Anthony Bates Foundation and she has been a driver along with Lisa (and others I assume) in promoting early screening of young people for HCM. The screening I attended was at Salpointe Catholic High School here in Tucson and Sharon said they had screened some 90 folks that day including a few adults. I also had the opportunity to talk with the three Pediatric Cardiologists who were at the screening and I thanked them for donating their time since many Cardiologists blow off HCM. All the docs were very supportive of the screening effort.
Sharon's goal is to screen 1 Million people in the next 5 years. If you happen to see any announcements for screenings in your area sponsored by the Anthony Bates Foundation (anthonybates.org) please support the effort.
Just think what Lisa started when she began raising awareness of HCM many years ago. A million thanks to Lisa for energizing us and to Sharon for helping not just us, but society in general since it was good to see adults participating in the screening. It seems so simple. Why can't Insurance companies cover this....I guess I know the answer to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, don't forget our first AZ meeting of folks with HCM coming up on October 24th in Phoenix. .We've got a whole three people coming to lunch....Well, it is a start. Next time four, then five....In ten years we'll have the whole Arizona HCM population of 6,000 for lunch....NOT...but maybe we'll get up to 10.
bucky
I had the pleasure yesterday of meeting Sharon Bates whose son Anthony died from HCM 10 years ago while he was a student and varsity football player at Kansas State Univ.
Since then Sharon has started the Anthony Bates Foundation and she has been a driver along with Lisa (and others I assume) in promoting early screening of young people for HCM. The screening I attended was at Salpointe Catholic High School here in Tucson and Sharon said they had screened some 90 folks that day including a few adults. I also had the opportunity to talk with the three Pediatric Cardiologists who were at the screening and I thanked them for donating their time since many Cardiologists blow off HCM. All the docs were very supportive of the screening effort.
Sharon's goal is to screen 1 Million people in the next 5 years. If you happen to see any announcements for screenings in your area sponsored by the Anthony Bates Foundation (anthonybates.org) please support the effort.
Just think what Lisa started when she began raising awareness of HCM many years ago. A million thanks to Lisa for energizing us and to Sharon for helping not just us, but society in general since it was good to see adults participating in the screening. It seems so simple. Why can't Insurance companies cover this....I guess I know the answer to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, don't forget our first AZ meeting of folks with HCM coming up on October 24th in Phoenix. .We've got a whole three people coming to lunch....Well, it is a start. Next time four, then five....In ten years we'll have the whole Arizona HCM population of 6,000 for lunch....NOT...but maybe we'll get up to 10.
bucky