Small Fiber Neuropathy brings two women together in friendship and for a cause Rosy George and Jen Roland were strangers living hundreds of miles apart. Soon after her life-changing diagnosis, Rosy of New York reached out to the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy looking for support. She was given Jen’s contact information, a young mom from …
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Gregory meets with FPN! Van Salmans, Lindsay Colbert, Gregory, Tanya Zivin and Nancy Frohman D.C. – San Francisco Fundraiser Supports 30-Million Neuropathy Sufferers and Kicks Off Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week May 1-8, 2022 For the first time, a cyclist is riding an electric bicycle (e-bike) cross country over 3,400 miles of Lincoln Highway in a journey …
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Share the Facts! Help increase awareness of peripheral neuropathy by sharing key facts with your social networks and your community, during Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness week and beyond. More than 30 million people in the United States alone experience symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, and even more people worldwide. And yet, it is still a secret disease: …
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MICHAEL WRIGHT has had neuropathy for about six years. Living in Charlotte, NC, with a supportive family, Michael has not let his neuropathy get the best of him. He has become a true activist, helping other patients with peripheral neuropathy and finding ways to bring attention to peripheral neuropathy and raising money for research. Michael founded the group, …
Raise Awareness for Peripheral Neuropathy With 30 million people in the US alone with peripheral neuropathy, it is a wonder that more people are not aware of the condition. We need your help to raise awareness for peripheral neuropathy – and the need for more research to find new treatments and someday a cure. Let’s …
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FPN is grateful for the generous support of our Board Member, Van Salmans. Van has generously agreed to match donations for his upcoming Matching Gift Campaign. From Van: With many of us getting our vaccinations and feeling more comfortable about getting back to a more normal life, spring marches forward as do we. And with …
The IRS published a notice outlining the conditions under which taxpayers can contribute up to $300 by December 31, 2020 for a deduction on their taxes, even if they do not itemize. According to the IRS notice, “individual taxpayers can claim an “above-the-line” deduction of up to $300 for cash donations made to charity during …
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Raise Awareness for Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week We need to come together to raise #PeripheralNeuropathyAwareness during Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week (May 4-10, 2020) and beyond! An estimated 30 million people in the United States alone experience symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, and even more people worldwide. And yet, it is still a secret disease: no one …
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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy shares some helpful tax tips under the CARES Act. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L No. 116-136, the “CARES Act” or “the Act”). The Act is the largest economic stimulus bill in American history. The CARES Act …
