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Appointments of Mr. Edouard Benjamin and Mr. Jeffrey Vigne to our Board of Directors We are delighted to announce the appointments of Mr. Edouard Benjamin and Mr. Jeffrey Vigne to our Board of Directors. Mr. Edouard “Ed” Benjamin, Jr. Vice President of the Health and Human Services Division at Leidos . “I am excited, inspired and humbled to join the Board and to participate in service to patients,” Mr.… Continue Reading
2023 has gotten off to a great start for Friends at NIH! Because of your support, in 2022, Friends of Patients at the NIH provided: 1,468 nights of no-cost lodging to 35 patients and their caregivers in our four local apartments; (We added that fourth apartment in July allowing us to expand our impact going forward!) 96 patients and their families with stipends to help cover their… Continue Reading
Friend’s of Patients at the NIH’s annual golf tournament, Monday, April 24, 2023 Spring is just around the corner and we are excited to host our 15th Annual Charity Golf Tournament! Join us for a beautiful day of golf, fun contests, great food and beverages, special guest speakers and most of all...a wonderful way to support our vital charity! All proceeds support NIH patients and their families. Continue Reading
Dr. Fauci Receives Friends at NIH’s HOPE Award Join us in wishing a fond farewell to our Friend and partner in HOPE... Dr. Anthony Fauci Thank you for your lifelong dedication to science, finding cures and giving HOPE to patients across our nation and around the world. View the video to hear inspiring words from Dr. Fauci as he received Friends at NIH's… Continue Reading

Friends 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.

VIDEOS: Meet a few of Our Heroes in Hope

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.

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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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