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February 22, 2013 by Carrie Ostrea

Little Miss Hannah Foundation is Heading to Washington D.C. to Advocate for Childhood Rare Disease Awareness

Robert Ostrea and Little Miss Hannah

Robert Ostrea (“Daddy”) and Little Miss Hannah

This year, I will be representing the Little Miss Hannah Foundation at the Legislative Conference & Lobby Day, organized by the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (RDLA), located in Washington, D.C.

This will be a fantastic opportunity to join forces with other rare disease groups and parent advocates to meet with members of Congress to educate legislators on the importance of continued and increased funding for various rare disease research.

We will be in Washington during a particularly politically tumultuous time as the “sequestration” is scheduled to kick in on March 1st. Sequestration refers to mandatory, across-the-board cuts affecting every aspect of government. This provision was put in place in the event the various branches of government do not agree on a formal budget.  At stake are potential cuts to crucial research funding initiatives headed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

Our goal as activists will be to urge our legislators to implement legislation which will protect or increase funding for this needed research.

My personal goal is to create relationships with key staff members and with other patient groups to continue the conversation and keep rare disease awareness in the minds of our representatives. In addition to the Lobby Day, other activities, workshops and World Rare Disease Day events are planned in the DC area.

It should be a very interesting, educating and enlightening experience which I will describe in a daily blog next week!

Filed Under: Blog, Front, LMHF News Tagged With: Advocacy

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