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Vicki’s Story: The Road to Fulfillment
My name is Vicki, and I have bilateral progressive peripheral neuropathy. I have had this condition for over 15 years,... read more →
September 8, 2021
Michael’s Story: Let Your Birthday Help Us All!
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August 16, 2021
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August 4, 2021
Terry’s Story: Local Support Group Offers Help
On Friday the 13th of March 2020, when the world stopped for COVID-19, I finally got an answer from my... read more →
July 15, 2021
Support Group Primer: Update July 2021
In our blogpost. How to Get Support Without Leaving Home published in July 2020, we provided a summary of virtual... read more →
July 14, 2021
Research Study Back on Track!
Following over a year's delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IMAGiNe Study is finally back on track! The IMAGiNe... read more →
July 8, 2021
FPN Welcomes New Board Member, Kristy Townsend
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome our newest Member of the Board of Directors, Kristy Townsend, Ph.D,... read more →
June 4, 2021
Jen’s Story: Raising Awareness for PN Brings People Together
When Jen set out to raise awareness for PN,, she did more than she expected. Her outreach helped others and... read more →
May 25, 2021
Join Us for #PeripheralNeuropathyAwareness Week 2021!
Raise Awareness for Peripheral Neuropathy With 30 million people in the US alone with peripheral neuropathy, it is a wonder... read more →
April 28, 2021
Lisa’s Story: Finding a New Purpose
My PN Story My journey with PN began in 2019 with the onset of burning pain in my toes and... read more →
April 19, 2021
Peripheral Neuropathy and Mental Health
Mental health can become a concern for patients with chronic conditions such as peripheral neuropathy. During recent months when the... read more →
April 12, 2021
Tammy’s Story: Helping Others Helped Me!
Helping Others, Help Yourself! My issues started probably 5-6 years ago. We we know, PN is very hard to diagnose.... read more →
March 22, 2021
Peer Review Medical Research Program is Open for PN Research Applications!
The U.S. Department of Defense's Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) included peripheral neuropathy as a condition eligible for research... read more →
March 17, 2021
Healthy Eating for PN with Chef Bill Nolan
Turn to Fish for Healthy Eating! Go fish. The thought of cooking fish scares a lot of people because they... read more →
March 8, 2021
Diva’s Story: Self Help for Self Healing!
The Beginning To ring in the New Year four years ago, I fell off a horse. With all my other... read more →
February 11, 2021
Call to Action 2021! We Need to Keep Our Voices Loud!
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is continuing its campaign to make funding available for research on peripheral neuropathy. FPN... read more →
February 8, 2021
Donn Seidholz’ Story: Staying in the Game
Donn Seidholz is a great storyteller- and he has great stories to tell. Donn shared stories about his time as... read more →
January 15, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine and Peripheral Neuropathy
Should Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? The approval of two vaccines for COVID-19 has raised a very... read more →
January 8, 2021
FPN Applauds Congressional Action to Increase Research for Peripheral Neuropathy
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) applauds action taken by Congress to designate “peripheral neuropathy” as a condition eligible for... read more →
December 22, 2020
Healthy Eating for PN with Chef Bill Nolan
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