Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month 2019

The myasthenia gravis foundation of america is the only national organization dedicated to research awareness and advocacy efforts to help mg patients.

Myasthenia gravis awareness month 2019. Now therefore i gretchen whitmer governor of michigan do hereby proclaim june 2019 as myasthenia gravis awareness month in michigan. This is the last day of our myasthenia gravis awareness month. It s caused by a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles. Althought this is the last day of june and our month we ask that you keep up the fight and continue with awareness of this disease.

Myasthenia gravis mg is characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under voluntary control. There are approximately 100 000 americans that cope with the debilitating effects of mg. June is myasthenia gravis awareness month through this blog we hope to spread awareness and educate people on mg. Myasthenia gravis pronounced my as theen ee a grav us comes from the greek and latin words meaning grave muscular weakness the most common form of mg is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that is characterized by fluctuating weakness of the voluntary muscle groups.

It can be life threathening in some cases but it can also be controlled to a certain degree with proper treatment. If you follow me on ig then you ve seen all of my posts dedicated to spreading awareness of this disease. Our goal is to increase public awareness strengthen community connections and fuel important research towards finding a cure for mg. All donations and fundraising for this year s mg walk will benefit the myasthenia gravis foundation of america and help to support research awareness and advocacy.

Myasthenia affects individuals of all ages genders and races. Beyond the medical textbook scientific research and statistics real people are going through this journey that s been both a curse and a blessing. June is the national myasthenia awareness month when myasthenia gravis foundation of america mfga spread information about the condition affecting millions of americans. Myasthenia gravis mg are latin and greek words meaning grave muscular weakness.

June is mg awareness month every june the mg community goes above and beyond to spread awareness of myasthenia gravis through city proclamations building lightings social media campaigns and more.