User talk:Handsacrossthenations

Striving for a national joining of Hands and National Yearly telethons In support of Autism and Autism Research. There are over a million Americans with Autism. For one person with Autism up to 30 people can be affected. This includes family members, extended family members and friends.

I started the group Hands Across America in Support of Generation Rescue and Autism Research, August 3, 2008. After viewing a comment Jenny McCarthy had posted on her WWE Universe site. At the time I was still battling a bout of Hepatitis that almost killed me from taking an antibiotic for a sinus infection. After being sick for almost 2 years, I had basically given up hope that I would ever get better. Crying myself to sleep became the norm for me. When I confided in one of my friends that I did not think I would ever get better, she told me to stay strong something good was going to come from me being sick. She was right, my liver enzymes have now been normal for almost 2 years and I am now using the same fighting spirit for the group. Two of our major goals are a national joining of hands in support of Autism and Autism Research and National yearly telethons similar to those for MDA. Videos about the group and its story as well as more of the groups goals will be featured. We will also be up for voting soon at the pepsi refresh everything project for a grant of $5,000.00 The time is now to Stand Up, Step up, Join hands, Unite, in support of Autism and Autism research