PETITIONS
The first petition is to raise awareness through the media of HLHS/CHD. We need 10,000 signatures before Dec 2009 but if I can reach more than that figure its a bonus so click on the link below:
Whilst on the petition page please watch the video. If your not convinced already and please pass on the word. Thank you so so much to those who have signed and passed the petition around your doing something very good and I appreciate everyone taking part.
Well Done!
Also I would like to put on here is the one that I think needs more signatures than anything, so please do sign. The petition is run by Hazel and Sam from the Facebook group: Every Baby Needs an Echocardiogram, if the links dont work please copy and paste :-)
Every baby needs an echocardiogram before they leave hospital to save babies lives and to prevent babies who have heart abnormalities getting so ill before it's detected.
This group is to help raise awareness for the need for every baby to have a routine echocardiogram after they're born. Most babies appear healthy at birth yet soon after they get home things can change dramatically, the lucky ones are the ones who survive yet many babies still die unnecessarily. I want every baby to have an echocardiogram before they leave hospital as a routine exam to save the lives of our babies. If you feel you would like to join this group just to raise awareness or because you have had experiences with this please do so and get your friends to join too.
Please feel free to share your experiences.
To see what it looks like when you have an echocardiogram click on this link:
http://www.heartsite.com/html/ekg.htmlPetition is here (although they only accepted my first draft which was rushed, so sorry about that but I think the title says it all really!)
PLEASE SIGN
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/babyecho/and get everyone you know to sign, thank you xxxxxxxx
Sorry UK Citizens' only
GLOBAL Petition
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/every-baby-needs-an-echocardiogram.html*************************************************************************************************************************************************
The second petition I would like to introduce to you is: the Media Awareness for CHD, which was thought up by Sandra Kay from www.myspace.com/angenlinaforchdawaereness and Hazel from www.myspace.com/chduk. They are aiming for 50,000 signatures by 31st December 2008, as to date they only have 10,000 (9th June 2008). So, please sign this petition as Hazel will be writing to all the Media in the UK and Sandra will be writing to all the Media in the USA.
Also, please sign this Petition for MEDIA AWARENESS FOR CHD
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/media-awareness-for-chd.htmlAnyone can sign this, so please pass it onto everyone you know thank you xxx