Talk with your children now about self piercing and tatting

With school back in session, there is no better time to have a talk with your child about home piercing and tattooing.


Explain the dangers of "reusing" needles and puncture tools as well as using "not sterilized" needles and puncture tools. Explain holding tools over a flame or boiling is just not enough.

Use these additions during your talk to help make the explanation more personal to your child, giving them a stake in working to achieve a sanitary avenue.

Have pictures of infected piercing spots available

Good Search "images of infected piercing" and you will be given a plethora of choices and helpful explanations. They will also help educate you with signs of piercing caused infection.

Explain what events your child will miss in the near future while in hospital for weeks being treated for infection.

If you already planned to allow piercing after levels of maturity appear perhaps you can offer an alternative to your child's joining in a unauthorized piercing party? Perhaps a reward proposition where you control the piercing occurrence after certain goals are met? Create a chart that helps your child see the progress they are making toward the goal. Dismiss shouts of "dorky" or make your chart sick enough to dodge the shout out.

Talk with other parents in your child's friend base. Plan a gathering to talk about a group plan to allow or not allow piercings and tatting. Help give parents that are not ready for either of these options ammunition to fight the peer pressure.


At the end of the day, do whatever you have to do to work together to be sure your children understand that home piercing and tatting is NOT an option.

'TWEETS' from the National Summit on Viral Hepatitis of September 11 in Washington, D.C.

Find a copy of the itinerary at this url:
http://www.debbullan.org/HepatitisSummitAgenda8_27_09.pdf

Debbullan Director Dawn Webb attended today, Friday September 11, 2009

Taking time to remember the victims of 9/11

Welcome to Debbullan's live audit of the National Summit on Viral Hepatitis in Washington DC. For live updates...

About 300 people are in attendance of National Summit on Viral Hepatitis in Washington DC.

First Speaker John G. Bartlett, MD, a man of a passion for bringing positive awareness of Hep C to the mass public


What Have We Learned from HIV and how do we apply it to HCV? HCV must become general medicine to gain increased funding


consensus: the need for improved therapy is enormous.

Therapy must be Radicated without Ribavirin

More quotes from Summit: Vast room for improvement on current treatment

One goal is to transform treatment response. To improve Sustained Viral Response in order to reduce HCV related morbidity

Dr. Jacobson acknowledges Ribavirin is a horrible treatment

Risk stratification is key to future treatment outcomes

HCV = accelerated mortality. After SVR is HCV related cancer possible? Yes

Comorbidity host factors may affect hcv progression and treatment outcomes


Bring HCV facts to light. HCV causes other diseases, heart disease, liver disease and more. More Public knowledge needed

WE MUST "ALL SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FAIL"

The microbe is nothing the terrain is everything

HCV + Alcohol = DEATH. Everything must be done to drive this point home.

Peg IFN + Ribavirin does not cure most with HIV + HCV

Diff HIV = W/out treatment infected will die. HCV = a percentage of infected will die of a reason other than HCV

Push for HCV specific technical research center.

NIH rep, Dr. Doo cannot separate current spending percentages of HIV vs HCV

Discussions at the National Hepatitis Summit in Washington DC turns toward people below the poverty line

Hep C also named "the disease of the disenfranchised" Cycle of invisibility cause inadequate surveillance/screening

Focus needed on Prevention, Intervention, Outreach, Testing, Counseling, Needle Access and Substance use treatment

Under poverty level population: 37.3 mill (13.3 mill = children) Ths population shows 9.1 fold increase of HCV infection

Discussions continue at the National Hepatitis Summit in Washington DC segments focus on people below the poverty line

68 million now on Medicaid. Est of 74 million in 2019. There is no pathway for coverage for HCV victims except by waiver

Medicaid an avenue of primary drive of future federal spending. Early coverage [treatment] reduces transplants and death

Question raised: Why not treat HCV incarcerated? Population largely infected not treated & released to main population

National Hepatitis Summit in Washington DC call for better surveillance of hidden populations ie homeless & incarcerated

Call to expand Ryan White Care Act to include people with Hepatitis C

In conclusion focus must be given to preparing each Community for prevention.

Launch a public awareness campaign

Effective/Proven intervention methods = Build local organizations/ Engage diverse communities/ Build prevent expertise

Medical Professionals National Summit on Viral Hepatitis in Washington DC. also calls for expanded testing for Hepatitis

Final official comment from Nat'l Summit on Viral Hepatitis in Washington DC. Health REFORM must happen

Info will be repeated on a one / sheet at Debbullan's Facebook Page Come by become a Fan for updates of all focus topics

Debbullan has launched an awareness campaign that is now active on 4 world continents visit www.SIGN4C.INFO join in its easy.

Great thanks to all participants of National Summit on Viral Hepatitis in Washington DC. & to all of you too for caring

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BONUS info for friends and Fans of Facebook and visitors to our blog page

Topic from the Summit:
Barriers to HCV care:

Provider Barriers: Knowledge / Skill / Attitudes

Systems Barriers: Capacity Across Interdisciplinary Team / Funding / Access to Biopsy

Patient Barrier: Knowledge / Access / Comorbidity / Fear

Therapy Barrier: Side Effects / Cure Rate


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Check back for additional announcement for a special Sign 4 C moment. We are very grateful attendees at the Summit participated.

Debbullan Representative to Attend the National Summit on Viral Hepatitis to be Held September [10] -11 in Washington, D.C.

A representative of Debbullan Inc. is traveling Friday, to the National Summit on Viral Hepatitis to be Held September 10-11 in Washington, D.C. Internet info link

The goal of Debbullan Inc. in attending this Summit is to share with our supporters and constituency our representative’s personal impression of how each item on the agenda is attended to by the impressive list of speakers and panel participants scheduled to appear. For anyone that wishes to receive it, we intend to report, as a media representative would, real time updates of the various events scheduled for Friday, September 11. Simply sign up to follow Debbullan Inc. on Twitter No twitter account? Debbullan’s Facebook page will be updated that evening. Or return right back here to our blog site which will also be updated with a repeat of the live Twitter update posts. Lastly, our website will be updated as the timing of our volunteer webmaster will allow (www.debbullan.org)

We are grateful to Debbullan’s Director, Dawn Webb and her good friend, Charles Stanley for making massive alterations to their personal schedule in order to attend this Summit on it’s second day in session, Friday September 11.

About DAWN WEBB:

A retired Model, now living in the great state of Virginia, Dawn is a mother of four, grandmother of a granddaughter and a grandson with another grandson on the way. Dawn Webb has been on the Board of Directors of Debbullan Inc. since June of 2007.

In Dawn’s own words: “As a victim of Hep C, Stage 1 Grade 2, my symptoms are at times, more mental then physical. I feel very fortunate to have remained a Stage 1 Grade 2 with few symptoms, for so many years and I thank Debbullan who has continually helped me to face my own challenges to stay positive in hopes for a cure in the near future. I have not forgotten those less fortunate then I, and my thoughts and prayers are with them, their families, and those friends who are hanging in there not giving up...
I would like to give a hollar to my peeps in the Hepatitis Neighborhood. "YAY! We're in Washington. Keep hope in your hearts"
I love You all,”
Dawn Webb aka Desa