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> Dear All,
>
> In celebration of the *World Psoriasis Day on October 29, 2006*, we
> would like to invite you to join us at our *Funwalk@Baywalk 2K6*. For
> the second year, patients from the Philippines, their families,
> friends and doctors will come together in solidarity with 125 million
> people afflicted psoriasis around the world.
>
> *Psoriasis*, a non communicable skin disease, as you may know, has no
> known cure yet. It has very debilitating emotional and psychological
> effects on patients. Most people with psoriasis choose to hide and
> withdraw from society for fear of being ridiculed and disliked by the
> public. A number of patients go to the extent of taking their own
> lives because of depression.
>
> This year's celebration becomes more significant with the Philippine
> Dermatological Society (PDS) providing a *FREE Consultation ”VPsoriasis
> Screening * to the public during the festivities at Rajah Solaiman
> Park after the fun-walk which is scheduled at 7am. (Assembly time and
> registration is at 6a.m., in front of Malate Church).
>
> For more information on how you can participate, kindly contact: Mylou
> 09178565855, Art 09176419203, Marj 09225121829/8112449 or the NSAPPI
> secretariat at 8441730 and look for Anlyn. You can also visit our
> on-line support group at
> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/psoriasis_philippines/
>
>
> Very truly yours,
>
> Josef de Guzman
> Moderator-Psoriasis Philippines Online Community
> World Psoriasis Day National Coordinator
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