I’m Chuck Lapp, and I’m a physician in family practice. I saw my first patient with CFS in 1984. And soon another, and then another. Before long CFS became my passion.
I didn’t know it then, but those early patients in Raleigh, North Carolina, would lead me into a strange, fascinating medical specialty that few other doctors in the country have been willing to pursue.
What most people don’t realize is that the prevalence of CFS is higher than lung cancer, breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and even HIV. This is a serious medical problem that’s much more widespread than most people--certainly Congress and the pharmaceutical industry--realize.
But government doesn’t seem to be looking hard enough for answers. Big pharma hasn’t caught on yet that there’s money to be made in finding more effective treatments for CFS.
However, my patients can’t wait any longer.
So who’s taking the initiative? The CFIDS Association of America.
Doctors like me can’t count on the government to find a cure, but we can count on the CFIDS Association to take the bull by the horns—as they’re doing now—to propel the scientific investigation forward.
That’s why I’m asking you to join me in supporting the CFIDS Association of America’s Campaign to Accelerate CFS Research. By making a gift today, you’ll help fund new research studies and build the capacity of the scientific community to find better diagnostics, better ways to manage symptoms, and yes, even cures.
Here’s a great incentive to give now: Every dollar you donate online through this appeal will be matched by the WWW Foundation, a private, LA-based foundation and longtime supporter of the CFIDS Association. That means a $25 gift will be doubled to $50 automatically. A gift of $500 becomes $1,000!
I now treat patients from all 50 states and 14 foreign countries, and I can tell all of them that a gift to this organization will get the best response for their buck. No other organization even comes close to what the CFIDS Association of America is doing for the CFS community.
I believe it’s up to us—the private sector, under the leadership of the CFIDS Association—to find answers that will lead to cures. If not us, who? If not now, when?
It’s a leap of faith, but one I believe is worth taking. Please join me in making a gift for CFS research today.
Donate Now.
Learn more about the CFIDS Association’s Campaign to Accelerate CFS Research.
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