Friends at NIH is excited to announce new members to our Board of Director’s Executive Committee. Please join us in welcoming: Jay Shah- President Andrew Derr- VP Jerry Sachs-VP Donald Hill- treasurer Thank You to our previous Executive Committee! Friends at NIH expresses our gratitude to our outgoing Executive Committee Members for their years of […]
Friends of Patients at the NIH is pleased to announce the election of three new members to the Friends at NIH Board of Directors. With their rich experiences in finance, accounting, and development, we are looking forward to working with Donald Hill, Julie Wolf-Rodda, and Rich LaFleur to expand possibilities for Friends at NIH. These […]
On Friday, June 26th, 2020, Federal News Network’s Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin organized a Motorcycle Ride for Charity to benefit Friends of Patients at the NIH. Fifteen motorcycle riders joined dozens of non-riding contributors to raise more than $5,000 for the Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund and Friends of Patients at the NIH. […]
Jeremy*, a young man from Louisiana, came to the NIH with a rare immunodeficiency disorder early this year after spending time in a local hospital. Since Jeremy’s mother has been at the NIH with him as his caregiver, she has been unable to work. After exhausting all of her paid leave days and borrowing money […]
In August 2019, 56-year-old Rhonda was experiencing intense back and side pains. Thinking these were complications from an earlier case of pneumonia, Rhonda went to her doctor. Unfortunately, Rhonda had Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system which makes it difficult for the body to fight off infections.
Danielle is only 22 years old, but she has spent over half of her life battling multiple health conditions. Danielle first came to the NIH with severe aplastic anemia in 2007. Although she won her battle with aplastic anemia, Danielle’s kidneys completely failed in 2017. She has been on dialysis ever since, meaning she has […]
We asked. You answered. Over the past two weeks you, our supporters, have helped us provide for patients in need at the NIH by donating to our work. Your generosity has allowed us to give assistance to a mother of three suffering from respiratory disease, a father who is the sole provider for his family […]
