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Friends Night Out 2023! October 12, 2023 Friends Night Out 2023! October 12, 2023 at The AMP by Strathmore Pike and Rose, North Bethesda. Ticket and Sponsor Registration HERE We look forward to having you join us for this fabulous evening of great music by the "Affordable Rock and Roll Act" band, led by Dr. Francis Collins and an incredibly talented group… Continue Reading
Announcing our newest patient support program “Fridays with Ana and Friends” Announcing our newest patient support program "Fridays with Ana and Friends" As we welcome summer, we are excited to kick off our newest program bringing smiles to patients and caregivers. On May 5th, we presented our new patient wellness cart with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the NIH Clinical Center's 3NW and NE cancer units.… Continue Reading
Save the Date! Friends 2024 Golf Tournament Monday April 29, 2024 Friends 2024 Golf Tournament Monday April 29, 2024 at Manor Country Club Invitations and registration will go out in the Fall. We look forward to seeing you next year! 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.
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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 2023, 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 2022 and those we will support in 2023.
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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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