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Thank you very much for sending a letter to Charissa Gilmore at ABC's Touchstone about Grey's Anatomy!

If you would like to be notified of any tangible results of our campaign, please sign up for our free news alerts. Please help us improve nursing's image by becoming a member of the Center for Nursing Advocacy today. We are a member-supported organization and we need your help.

Please also take a moment to send a letter to "Grey's Anatomy" about their April 17 episode by clicking here.

In a minute, Shonda Rhimes' email account will automatically send you a message giving you the opportunity to fill out a very short form to get beyond her spam blocker. PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM. If nothing else, we think she will at least get a message that you sent her a message--whether or not she lets it through.

Also please post a copy of your letter or other comments on the ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" discussion board. It's important to educate the fans about the damage the show is causing, which will help put pressure on the show to improve or get off the air. Click here to post on the discussion board. Thank you for all that you do to help improve public understanding of nursing.

Please forward our campaign to all of your colleagues, friends, nursing organizations and schools to help spread the word. The link to our campaign is: http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/news/2005/apr/17_greys.html

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We are entirely supported by member donations and need your help. We are the only organization that brings you news and analysis of nursing in the media and spearheads campaigns to change how the media portrays nursing. We currently an all-volunteer organization and we need your donations to help pay for items such as office supplies and internet fees, and so that we can work more effectively to advocate for the nursing profession. Please support our work. Thank you.

We hope that you can join us in our campaigns and help support our work by becoming a member today. Thank you very much for your support in creating a more positive image for the nursing profession!

Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH
Executive Director
The Truth About Nursing
203 Churchwardens Rd.
Baltimore, Maryland, USA 21212-2937
1-410-323-1100
ssummers@truthaboutnursing.org