Today osteoporosis affects more than 75 million people in the United States Europe and Japan and causes more than 2.3 million fractures in the USA and Europe alone.
You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family my friends and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.