{"id":58605,"date":"2015-07-28T22:23:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T02:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/rare-action-road-tour-tallahassee-fl\/"},"modified":"2015-07-28T22:23:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T02:23:14","slug":"rare-action-road-tour-tallahassee-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/es\/rare-action-road-tour-tallahassee-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Action\u2122 Road Tour, Tallahassee, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tallahassee,<\/a><\/p>\n

Greetings from Tallahassee,<\/p>\n

As Einstein famously postulated, time is relative. I will make use of this fact to take you back in time to my visit to Tallahassee, Florida (schedules prevented our advocate and me from posting a few days ago).<\/p>\n

I like Tallahassee, it is one of few state capitals with the vibe of a coastal city. This can get confusing, however, as the city center is about 30 miles from the coast. No matter, when is Florida do as the Floridians do\u2026<\/p>\n

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Palm trees right in front of the capitol building!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now that I’m here (time travel is great), I’m delighted to introduce you to NORD’s local State Ambassador, Fran Hokkanen. Once again, I’ll let it to our advocate tell her story in her own words:<\/p>\n

\u00abLike many of us, the journey into rare diseases began the moment my daughter was born.\u00a0 The flurry of doctors, multiple tests and several days without definite answers seemed a lifetime.\u00a0 A definitive diagnosis gave my family our daily regime, something seemingly far more overwhelming than anything you read when ‘you are expecting.\u2019\u00a0 After several months of tests and medication adjustments I knew I needed to be more involved in advocacy for people with her disease.\u00a0 Several visits to my local EMS and legislators I knew the process of change isn’t as simple as I hoped.<\/p>\n

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NORD State Ambassador, Fran Hokkanen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the beginning of 2015 I came across NORD doing a national Rare Diseases Day event. I signed up to have a table in the capitol rotunda and met many other families advocating for their loved ones\u2019 diseases.\u00a0 Meeting the NORD rep I was impressed with the overall message of patient advocacy and signed up to help other families navigate the complex system of change.<\/p>\n

I am interested in local-level advocacy efforts and providing resources to families looking to get started.\u00a0 Additionally, I look forward to guiding people wanting to bring their issues to the attention key change agents at both the state and national level.\u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fran and I are still working out the kinks of setting up her contact info. So if you want to get in touch with her, feel free to send me a message at the number or email below and I’ll make sure she gets in touch with you.<\/p>\n

Join the road trip on twitter with #RareAction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to learn more about the Rare Action\u00a0Network\u2122 and how you can join? \u00a0Visit us on our\u00a0website\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

About Tim Boyd<\/em><\/p>\n

Tim is NORD\u2019s Associate Director of State Policy. He lives and works in Washington, D.C. Feel free to reach out to Tim at tboyd@rarediseases.org<\/a><\/em> or at (202) 545-3830.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings from Tallahassee, As Einstein famously postulated, time is relative. I will make use of this fact to take you back in time to my visit to Tallahassee, Florida (schedules … <\/p>\n

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