Donita

[Bill Maher @billmaher]

The World Cup is at our shores, and all these people are doing us a great service. They are reminding Americans that this place is kind of awesome.

[Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge]

Personal News: I am writing as a mother and living organ donor.

Twenty years ago this month, our youngest son Peter received a life-saving liver transplant at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh @ChildrensPgh

With Peter’s permission, I’m sharing a photo taken with his older brother a few weeks before his 2006 transplant, when he was in liver failure.

Four years later, he won gold at the U.S. Transplant Games in Madison, Wisconsin. And here he is today—healthy, strong, and thriving.

What I didn’t fully appreciate in 2006 was that Peter and I were part of pioneering research aimed at reducing the risk of organ rejection in pediatric patients.

Even though I donated a segment of my liver to Peter—and as mother and son we are genetically similar—the new testing protocol still helped lower his chances of rejection.

Peter and I participated in a research project that developed a simple blood test called Pleximmune @plexision

It predicts the likelihood of rejection in pediatric patients by analyzing the unique immune chemistry of both the child and the donor.

The test also helps doctors determine exactly how much immunosuppression a child needs to keep rejection at bay.

Our family knows firsthand how valuable this early warning system truly is.

When Peter hit his growth spurt in his early teens, like so many pediatric transplant recipients, he needed increased immunosuppression.

The Pleximmune test predicted this need months in advance, giving his doctors time to adjust his care before problems arose.

The threat of rejection is a cloud that hangs over every transplant patient and family.

This test is making a real difference. It helps prevent rejection and can save tens of thousands of dollars for families and insurance companies.

This is where common sense matters.

In early July, the research team is preparing an appeal to Medicare @MedicareGov to price the Pleximmune test "fairly and consistently" with similar diagnostic tests.

Right now, only a small percentage of the cost of the test for pediatric patients is being reimbursed.

As the team told me, “Fair pricing is the lifeblood of a company’s ability to provide patients with more informed care and continued innovation.”

Today, Pleximmune has been used to test roughly 10% of children under age 21 who have received liver or intestine transplants in the U.S.

If you want to support this important work and help more pediatric patients and their families benefit...

Send a note to your senator, let them know to escalate the matter with Medicare so the appeal gets a fair hearing.

Catherine

[Mr. Cleveland Sports @MrCleveland_216]

Happy Father’s Day Cleveland !

[McNeil @REFLOG18]

Ten years ago today on June 19th, 2016 the Cleveland Cavaliers came back from down 3-1 to defeat the 73 win Golden State Warriors and win the NBA Championship 🏆

[Introvert Problems @IntrovertProbss]

The older I get, the more I understand why cats just walk away mid-conversation

[Paul Mauro @PaulDMauro]

This wins. Whatever today’s contest is.

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

After Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw, the Japanese fans stayed behind and cleaned up every single piece of trash from their section at Dallas Stadium after the game.

You LOVE to see it 🇯🇵

[The Dawgs - A Cleveland Browns Podcast @thedawgspodcast]

Several Browns players hosted the first-ever "Cleveland for Christ" event in Berea. The event featured worship music, public testimonies, prayer, and baptisms.

[Joe Cool @JoeCool38053]

D-Day June 6th 1944. Never forget the sacrifice that was made for freedom.

[Sharisse Stephenson @drsharisse]

The “greedy physician” narrative may be one of the most successful pieces of healthcare propaganda ever created. Physicians are now one of the smallest slices of the healthcare spending pie, while insurers, PBMs, hospital systems, and administrative layers consume an growing share.

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@leobraseiro @LOLOLESALO @rolandgarros @atptour You do know I would be upset if the opposite had happened and Fonsecq was robbed a set. I am speaking of the integrity of the game from someone who had children that played tennis competitively. Dear lord dude.

[¹⁰ @HoodiGarland]

I promise the state of Ohio is not rooting for the Knicks lmao

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@leobraseiro @rolandgarros @atptour cry is free

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@leobraseiro @rolandgarros @atptour I have no issue with Fonseca. My daughters were tennis players from a young age thru college. I know how hard these players work and they just want a fair and clean match. Take your low IQ shit somewhere else.

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@rolandgarros @atptour Should be up two sets to one but your incompetent officiating gifted a set to his opponent.

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@rolandgarros The woman in the chair should be pulled and not officiate another match in this tournament.

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@rolandgarros Incompetent officiating. Your entire organization should be embarassed.

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@rolandgarros I thought that the NBA refs had the lock on most incompetent officials but your group just stepped right up to that level. Congrats.

[Donita @Dhpower4]

@rolandgarros You stole a set and quite possibly a match from Ruud. This tournament could possibly be the worst in professional sports. I turned the match off and won’t be watching the rest of the week. Get your shit together.