Hi everyone,
Thanks to YOU, we smashed a major milestone: 298 signers in just two days! 🙌 That's not just good -- that's trailblazing.
To our friends in France: Un grand merci à nos amis du Réseau DES France pour la promotion de la pétition. Nous adorons voir tous ces noms français affluer ! Je suis moi-même d'origine française du côté de ma mère. Vive la France !
But listen, we're not popping champagne yet. This is just the warm-up.
Here’s what we need now: If each of us asks just 5 people to sign -- seriously, it takes less time than ordering a coffee -- we’ll be knocking on 1,000 signatures before you can say "Justice for DES Families." ☕💥
This isn’t just about numbers. It’s about power. It’s about getting the apology we deserve from the FDA and restoring funding for the DES Follow-Up Study. No one’s coming to save us; we are our own cavalry. If we want to be taken seriously, we have to be loud enough they can’t ignore us.
What happens in the US with DES survivors impacts the rest of the world, and vice versa. We must support each other! (In French: Ce qui arrive aux survivants du DES aux États-Unis a des répercussions dans le reste du monde, et vice-versa. Nous devons nous soutenir les uns les autres !)
If you’re on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter/X, help us make even more noise by posting this (yes, it fits in a tweet—just copy/paste):
MESSAGE TO POST IN ENGLISH
Please sign the petition urging an FDA apology for the #DES drug disaster, restored study funding & support for #HR342. #JusticeForDESFamilies www.change.org/JusticeForDESFamilies
MESSAGE TO POST IN FRENCH
Merci de signer la pétition demandant des excuses de la FDA pour le scandale du médicament #DES, le rétablissement du financement de l'étude et le soutien à la résolution #HR342. #JusticeForDESFamilies www.change.org/JusticeForDESFamilies
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Every signature is a megaphone blast in the halls of power. Let’s keep pushing forward and get Congressman McGovern’s DES Resolution passed.
We’re making history -- and you’re part of it.
Let’s go get it.
With fire and gratitude,
Caitlin McCarthy