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Redskins Great Roy Jefferson to partner with Brave Dave and the Literacy for a Lifetime program to cure automimmune diseases
Roy Jefferson, best known as a member of the “Over the Hill Gang”, which brought the
Washington Redskins its first NFC title, hasn’t been idle since his retirement from Football in
1976. While holding a variety of positions from actor to business owner, Mr. Jefferson has
always been involved in efforts to promote literacy. Through his work at inner city schools in
Washington, D.C., Mr. Jefferson helped to bring about a significant rise in reading comprehension
scores at several elementary schools in the District with whom he personally
worked.
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About Brave Dave
Mr. Gearing grew up in Montgomery Village and was an avid school boy golfer on the Gaithersburg High School team, having groomed his game at the Montgomery Village Golf Club.
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Finding cures for:
Lupus, Type 1 diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid arthritis, Graves’ disease, Psoriasis, Celiac disease, Sjogren’s syndrome, Myasthenia gravis, ALS Lou Gerhigs Disease, Juvenile arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Vasculitis, Sarcoidosis and More...
Autoimmune Facts
- There are more than 100 known autoimmune diseases.
- 1 in 5 Americans or 20 percent of the population has an autoimmune disease.
- Approximately 75 percent of those affected are women. Autoimmune diseases are a leading cause of death among women and children in the United States.
- Autoimmunity is not related to AIDS (in which an acquired virus attacks the immune system), nor is it a form of cancer.
- Researchers have found “family clusters” of autoimmunity; persons with autoimmune diseases often find that many members of their family also have an autoimmune disease.
- Autoimmune diseases are not contagious or infectious, buy they can cause major organ damage and be life threatening.
- Lupus, Type 1 diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriasis, Celiac disease, Graves’ disease, Scleroderma, Myasthenia gravis, Juvenile arthritis, Ulcerative colitis, Fibromyalgia, Behcet’s disease, and 100 others.