climbing for carleen climbs mountains for hepaitis c
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Climbing For Carleen is a foundation that raises awareness for Liver Disease and Hep C by climbing mountains. James and son Kendell have been climbing hard 14,000 ft. peaks to promote awareness, dispel the stigma of Hep C, promote testing and organ donation, and make meds available to everyone! Although climbing mountains is hard, it doesn’t compare to the suffering that Hepatitis C patients go through on a daily basis.
Someone you Know probAbLy HAS Hep CQuestions to Ask yourself: • Have you ever had a tattoo?• Have you been in a car wreck and received a blood transfusion prior to 1992?• Were you innoculated while in the military?• Have you been to the dentist?• Have you had your nails done?• Ever done IV drugs?
E-mail: [email protected] • 719-209-1107www.climbingforcarleen.com
Did You Know ? ....• Over 5 million people have Hepatitis C• Over 75% of people infected with Hep C don’t know they have it• 1 in 10 Americans are or have been affected by Liver Disease• Baby boomers are the largest group of people that are at risk for Hep C• May people can live with Hep C for decades with no symptoms• Organ donation plays an important part with Hep C. Over 19,000 people need livers today. Being an organ donor can save up to 8 lives.
Ask us about getting tested! Hep C has a stigma that we are striving to overcome.
Help break this cycle.
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