I guess for most of us here EVERY DAY is spondylitis awareness day... but this one is for the rest of the world! It seems that most info out there for "AS" is for Autism Spectrum, so you might want to qualify *which* AS you have!
(so says the oft' tired and frustrated mother of an Aspie...
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GASP! - The Global Ankylosing Spondylitis Project - AS Awareness Month 2011
Posted on: 4/1/2011
April is spondylitis awareness month and May 7th is World AS Day. SAA Member, Michael Smith, has launched an ambitious project called GASP - the Global Ankylosing Spondylitis Project to promote AS awareness.
Check out these videos on YouTube to learn about the project first hand:
From Michael:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGHEsRW4cYsFrom SAA Member Jenna Visscher:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzyfOwexj9s(Editor's Note: Correction on the videos: Global AS Awareness Day is actually on May 7, 2011)
To participate, download one of the following signs, print, and take your picture with it to show your support:
http://spondylitis.org/images/2011-fusing-together.pdf (White on Blue Background)
http://spondylitis.org/images/2011-fusing-together-bw.pdf (Black on White Background)
You can post your picture at GASP's Facebook page, click here, or send picture to project's creator, Michael Smith, at Spenser23@aol.com.
Or, if you prefer, you can purchase the official GASP t-shirt here:
http://www.cafepress.com/Global_AS_Project (all proceeds will be donated to SAA by Michael Smith).
Keep checking back with us here at spondylitis.org for more announcements and upcoming events throughout the month of April.
