What is Psoriasis? Well, I'm so glad you asked! The National Psoriasis Foundation has the best definition.
Psoriasis—a noncontagious disease of the immune system that appears on the skin—affects approximately 125 million people worldwide. In the U.S., psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease, affecting as many as 7.5 million people. Psoriasis is linked to other serious conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, liver disease and obesity. People with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis report that their disease impacts their daily lives, shapes their feelings about themselves and affects how they believe others perceive them.
https://www.psoriasis.org/netcommunity/home
Being the new mother of a 20 month old has given me a whole new perspective on my psoriasis.
It has worsened, at times, from moderately severe to full blown severe. It has decreased my time and ability to apply or utilize treatments.
Most of all, it has increased my prayers for a cure, as I live every day in fear that my child, or that one of my nieces will one day be diagnosed. While I know it is not a death sentence, it is a life-altering one. One that I hope Congress will consider on this day, World Psoriasis Day, and work towards ending by co-sponsoring H.R. 930/S. 571, the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research Cure and Care Act of 2009.
If you would all take a minute to go here and sign the petition, I'd be forever grateful.
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