I suppose that they don't do a lot of research at that university.
I guess we should stop fighting AIDS.( not diverse enough)
Words fail....
Well, we certainly don’t need to protect and preserve WHITE MEN!!!
They carry guns, believe in God, hunt, vote Republican and caused all the problems in the world. (Sarcasm)
No problem there.
Guess they better not consider raising funds for sickle cell anemia, eh?
Well, it’s like I tell all those people that are constantly trying to hit me up for money for breast cancer research; when you start collecting money for prostate cancer, give me a call.
It effects children. Why don’t they want to help children?
I suppose that they don't do a lot of research at that university.
It will only get worse in the next 8 years.
I wonder how they feel about sickle cell anemia? That is a pretty small population segment as potential sufferers.
I just forwarded the story to Rush Limbaugh.
Cystic fibrosis is indeed more common in caucasians, but it is by no means limited to caucasians. It has a prevalence of about 1 in 3,000 in whites in the U.S. However, it also has a prevalence of about 1 in 13,000 in Hispanics and 1 in 15,000 in African-Americans. This is not due solely to racial mixing, as cases of CF have been reported in black Africans with absolutely no caucasian heritage. CF in non-white populations may actually be under-recognized, for two reasons. One is that the genetic analysis that tests for the most frequently-seen mutations causing the disease can only test a couple dozen of hundreds of possible mutations, and the most common mutations that it tests for are more prevalent in whites with the disease than non-whites (the mutations do seem to be ethnicity-specific). Secondly, there are misinformed individuals (many physicians included), that think non-whites cannot have CF and so do not refer a patient with symptoms that may be due to to the disease for testing because they are not white. I have had patients with CF who are black, Hispanic, and from the Middle East.
Simply put, people who want to complain that CF is not “diverse” and state that it affects only whites are fools.
By the way, one of my best women friends died of cystic fibrosis, leaving two children behind who suffered her loss. But since she was white, I guess that doesn't count for anything.
(FWIW, I know two very lovely young ladies with CF....)
I know a very cute little girl with it.
IDIOTS....I have friends who have grandchildren with CF....3 out of the 4 kids are GIRLS....and the CF foundation has something like a 96%+ amount that goes to research....and there are only about 30,000 people in the US with CF
There is a radio station in Atlanta that is raising money for Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. There were two sisters on there with this disease.
I have never prayed for something bad to happen to anyone, but the people at this University are causing me to pray to God for patience and resolve.
Never mind that WHITE MEN COUNT TOO! Damnit. My white husband means alot to me. Just like he means alot to my white children.
I can’t even rant properly this is so stupid.
P.S. Journey’s “Only the young” was dedicated to Kenny Sykaluk, a 16 year old boy who was dying from Cystic Fibrosis. He was a really big fan of Journey in 1985 and it was his dying wish to meet the band. The band, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Ross Valory, Jon Cain and Steve Smith all went to the hospital where Kenny was. They put the headphones on his head and he was the only person outside the record label to ever hear the song “Only the young”. He smiled through the whole song. The band dedicated that song to him, as the next day, Kenny died. They were still tearing up 20 years later while talking about it!!
Sonofabitchin Carleton University. TELL KENNY’S PARENTS IT ISN’T IMPORTANT!
Reverse racism strikes again.
And so it now begins with a vengance...