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Special Guest Speaker at Friends at NIH’s 16th Annual Golf Tournament! Major General James Gilman, M.D. CEO, NIH Clinical Center We are thrilled to announce our special guest speaker and dedicated supporter of Friends at NIH. Major General James K. Gilman, M.D., As CEO, Dr. Gilman oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the 200 bed, 870,000 square foot research center on NIH's Bethesda campus. Dr.… Continue Reading
Online registration for the Friend’s of Patients at the NIH’s annual golf tournament, Monday, April 29th is open! If you missed our 2023 event...please be sure to sign up early as we expect to sell out this year due to popular demand! Continue Reading
Volunteer Opportunities INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES? We welcome your time and energy. Contact Christine here to learn more. Continue Reading
We are turning 40! Friends of Patients at the NIH (originally Friends of the Clinical Center) was established in 1984 by members of the NIH community who saw first-hand the financial and emotional challenges faced by patients and their families, and the risk to the research should such challenges interrupt someone's ability to their complete treatment at NIH. The… Continue Reading
ANA’S IMPACT IS GROWING Ana Longenderfer Dougherty and her family learned first hand what patients and their families go through to participate in an NIH clinical trial. In Ana’s memory and per her wishes, Ana’s Impact supports patients and their families during their treatment at NIH though these programs: Fridays with Ana and Friends, where volunteers deliver a variety… Continue Reading
We are excited to announce our 5th apartment! We are thrilled to share that we have recently acquired our fifth apartment in Bethesda in partnership with Bozzuto Management and Belfort Furniture. This beautifully furnished one-bedroom apartment is located just minutes away from the NIH campus in the heart of downtown Bethesda. Transplant patients and their care givers are required to remain close to… Continue Reading
Meet Chinonso and Joseph: Chinonso (Nonso) was born with sickle cell disease, an inherited disorder affecting red blood cells that leaves those afflicted in cycles of pain and in-and-out of hospitals. A documentary film sparked Nonso’s path to life-changing treatment: she watched the "The G Word with Adam Conover" episode ‘Disease’ that featured the NIH and the breakthrough procedure… Continue Reading
Meet Zander and his mom Adriana Housing and incidentals support from Friends filled the gap between what Zander’s research protocol would cover and what the family would need to fulfill the transplant requirements. Continue ReadingFriends of Patients at the NIH is so grateful for your support that allows us to provide help to so many NIH patients.
As we continue the Season of Giving, we will be sharing videos and stories from our brave patients and researchers.
Our Heroes in Hope…
“We believe in the excellence of science at the NIH…we believe this is the best place to come”
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Hear from our patient heroes and the researchers who dedicate their work to finding a cure for Sickle Cell disease.
Funding Supports Patients in Many Different Ways
How Donations are Used
When you give to Friends of Patients at the NIH your support can go to help patients in a variety of ways.
Whatever need they have, we work to support them. Here are some of the ways we have assisted patients in the past.
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Thankful board member and NIH patient, Mr. Jerry Sachs
Jerry Sachs is a man with a mission. As a patient at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center for 40+ years, Jerry is passionate about giving back to the NIH.
“There isn’t enough I can do to show my appreciation for this treatment they have given me,” Jerry says.
Jerry wants donors to know that their donations make a difference helping to keep patients in many life-saving trials is critical for their well-being and also furthers medical science.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
As we continue into 2024, we ask for your continued support. Patients are coming back to the NIH clinical center for ground-breaking, life-saving treatments.
A donation from you can mean so much to one of our patients who is looking for transportation assistance or lodging to continue or start their protocols. Please, make a gift today. It’s only though your generosity that we are able to help.
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Your generosity is greatly appreciated by those we helped in 2023 and those we will support in 2024.
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17-year-old Dixon
Friends of Patient at the NIH provided support to 17-year-old Dixon and his family last year when he came to the NIH seeking a stem cell transplant for Sickle Cell Disease.
Dr. John Tisdale, his physician, who has pioneered this experimental treatment, says it is safe to say Dixon is cured! What great words for Dixon’s family to hear!
Initially, Dixon’s father, Leonard, took him and his older sister, Flavia, to India from their native country of Uganda. Both children had Sickle Cell Disease.
The family could only afford treatment for one child at a time, so Flavia told her little brother, “You go first.” Unfortunately, Flavia died waiting for medicine.
When Dixon’s father heard about this treatment in the United States, he resolved to do everything possible to save Dixon’s life. Hear Dixon’s story in his own words, meet his father and the physician/researcher, Dr. John Tisdale.
Please help us help provide emergency financial support to many more NIH patients in clinical trials, like Dixon.
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