I couldn't agree with you more Patty.

The devastation that OC can have on our lives and in its aftermath is life changing and a difficult challenge we have to face every single day. For many of us the simple things in life like no longer speaking clearly and eating a normal meal have now become something we have to struggle with daily, and in some cases now only a dream.

And for those who have had OC and have had to have a trache to breath with know only to well how painful this disease is.

Whatever impact OC has had on us, greater awareness of this beast is overdue.

Karen