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Alice V. Roberts
Alice V. Roberts is the author of "Living Day to Day with Severe Osteoporosis -What Every Person Should Know regardless of Age”. This book was Alice’s debut in book publishing. However, Alice has written short articles for her local newspaper as an advocate for the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Alice’s road to severe osteoporosis began in 1980 at the age of 24, following a complete hysterectomy for endometriosis which included the removal of her cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries and uterus. Because she suffered from migraines Alice was not able to tolerate hormone replacement therapy. Each time she went to the emergency room with a broken bone doctors tried to get her to admit she was being abused by her husband and told they could put her and her daughters in a “safe house.” Alice denied any domestic violence and since doctors did not know the warning signs for osteoporosis back then, they did not believe her.
Finally, in 1991, at age 35, doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona diagnosed Alice with severe osteoporosis. She had the bones of a woman who would be in her 80’s. And in 2004, just after turning 49, she had a bone mineral density (BMD) test - her worst to date. Alice's score was - 4.5, a score expected from someone in their 90’s. Her local doctor told her that she was a liability to herself, her employer (and any other as well) and she should file for long-term disability.
Alice has broken most major bones more than once, endured numerous ambulance rides, required a medical helicopter for her worst fracture ever, had many surgeries, physical therapy sessions for each fracture, and must use a cane at all times. She can not lift over three pounds for the rest of her life. Each time she falls “911” must be called and she is transported by ambulance in a full c-spine precaution on a backboard to the hospital. The next fall could leave her paralyzed from the waist or neck down due to so many hairline cracks in her spine.
Over fourteen million people currently have osteoporosis. Over triple that amount has a low bone mass. Osteoporosis is responsible for over one and a half million fractures a year. This includes 300,000 hip fractures, 250,000 wrist fractures, 700,000 vertebrae fractures, and more than 300,000 fractures at other sites. Estimated national direct expenditures (hospitals and nursing homes) for osteoporosis and related fractures are over twenty billion dollars a year. And by the year 2020 half of all Americans will have osteoporosis or a low bone mass. Most will not even know it.
Alice is a speaker, osteoporosis advocate, an advocate for the National Osteoporosis Foundation and an author. Her latest book “Living Day to Day with Severe Osteoporosis - 2010 Update” is expected to be released in early 2010.
In April 2009, Alice spoke at the Phoenix Women’s Expo 2009 held at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. She has also delivered her message in Washington, D.C. at the Capitol, in the offices of Senator John McCain, Senator Jon Kyl, and Representative Ann Kirkpatrick. In October 2009, the national Osteoporosis Foundation has asked her to share her story at the “Gourmet for Good” event celebrating World Osteoporosis Day.
As one of the country's fastest growing epidemics, osteoporosis is just beginning to receive the public attention it deserves. Due to her age and the severity of her osteoporosis, Alice is passionate about speaking about osteoporosis and its causes, and encouraging people to see their family doctor and get a bone density test. It is Alice’s mission to draw awareness, increase education and encourage prevention as she continues to share her message on this silent and devastating disease.
Alice lives with her husband, Siamese cat and a black Lab in Arizona near the Red Rocks of Sedona. She enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, writing, and spending time with her married daughters and grandchildren in Scottsdale, Arizona and Cornish, Maine.
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