“There is still no cure, but at least now, thanks to these fundraising events, there are advancements in patient care, and there is hope.” – Multiple sclerosis (MS) patient Judy It may be winter now, but plans for next year’s disease-related fundraising events are underway. The question is: will you be taking part? For inspiration,… Continue reading Today’s Photo: Enthusiasm and Hope at Walk MS
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Today’s Photo: 2012 Ride for Dads in Minnesota
Earlier this month, we shared a video interview with PatientsLikeMe member Wayne Sticha, who founded the Ride for Dads in 2010 to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Since September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to close out the month by sharing one of Wayne’s photos from 2012 Ride for Dads, which involved… Continue reading Today’s Photo: 2012 Ride for Dads in Minnesota
Love Your Scars: An Interview with Transplant Recipient Amy Tippins
After five years of dealing with undiagnosed multiple hepatic adenomas (hemorrhaging tumors), PatientsLikeMe member Amy Tippins underwent a liver transplant in 1993. Two years ago, she received a ligament allograft using donor tissue. How does she feel about it all today? Check out our interview with this transplant activist to learn how these experiences led… Continue reading Love Your Scars: An Interview with Transplant Recipient Amy Tippins
Today’s Photo: A Celebration of Solidarity
The weather is warming up, and calendars are filling up. That means it’s time to starting thinking about spring walk/run events for your health condition! For inspiration, please meet multiple sclerosis patient NewLife (center), who led a PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored team at Walk MS in St. Louis, Missouri. Including a monetary donation from PatientsLikeMe, NewLife and her… Continue reading Today’s Photo: A Celebration of Solidarity
Today’s Photo: A Sea of Bright Blue in Motion
Please meet ALS patient iceberg (front right), who led a PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored team at the 2011 Walk to Defeat ALS in Western Pennsylvania. We count at least 25 bright blue PatientsLikeMeInMotion t-shirts worn by the team (called “Hrezo’s Heroes”), making this one of the biggest groups we’ve sponsored! Congrats to iceberg and all of our PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored… Continue reading Today’s Photo: A Sea of Bright Blue in Motion
Today’s Photo: Mama in Motion
Please meet multiple sclerosis (MS) patient hotmama08, who led a PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored team that included two four-legged advocates at Walk MS in Columbia, SC, on May 14, 2011. We especially love how the team member to the right wore bright blue shoes to match her PatientsLikeMeInMotion t-shirt! Congrats to hotmama08 and all of our PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored teams… Continue reading Today’s Photo: Mama in Motion
Photo of the Week: Angels in Motion
Please meet ALS patient sillyangel, who led a PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored team at the Walk to Defeat ALS in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 8, 2011. As you’ll see, she proudly wore her bright blue PatientsLikeMeInMotion t-shirt to stand out in the crowd. Congrats to sillyangel and all of our PatientsLikeMeInMotion-sponsored teams for your efforts to raise… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Angels in Motion
Taking It to the Streets: The Spring PatientsLikeMeInMotion Report
Every year, PatientsLikeMe sponsors run/walk/bike teams around the country through PatientsLikeMeInMotion. Led by a three-star member – someone with a complete health profile at PatientsLikeMe – each team receives bright blue PatientsLikeMe t-shirts, business cards and a donation towards their fundraising goal. Some of the events our members participate in include the Parkinson’s Unity Walk,… Continue reading Taking It to the Streets: The Spring PatientsLikeMeInMotion Report
PatientsLikeMe T-Shirts
As the holiday spirit finally came upon us we thought we should do something nice for our members. There are thousands of them (and many more every day), so it isn’t reasonable to thank every one (we may look like Santa Claus, but we’re not, sadly). So we decided to thank the “stars” of the… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe T-Shirts
PatientsLikeMe Supports Team in Mid-Michigan MS 150 Bike Ride!
In late June, PatientsLikeMe Head of Business Development David Williams received an email from his high school classmate Bill Ogden. Bill needed help, you see. He and his wife were preparing to take part in the Mid-Michigan Multiple Sclerosis Bike Tour, which covers 150 miles over two days. Bill explained that they were riding in… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe Supports Team in Mid-Michigan MS 150 Bike Ride!