To Every Neuropathy Warrior Out There, I noticed the beginning of my neuropathy about 15 years ago. Burning in my feet was so bad I would stand in the snow when possible. Of course, that was only 3-4 months out of the year. Eventually, the heat turned to freezing cold. I couldn’t do anything to …
Peripheral Neuropathy and Daily Life Peripheral Neuropathy is a disorder that impacts the signal delivery from the brain and spine to the muscles of our body resulting in weakness, pain, coordination, sensation, and/or dysregulation of blood pressure.1 These changes can impact a person’s balance and fine motor control in their hands, leading to challenges in …
Ron Lissak, FPN Board member, was interviewed by Brain & Life magazine for their most recent issue (June/July 2020) on his experience with COVID-19 and peripheral neuropathy. Here is the article as it appeared in Brain & Life June/July, 2020 About 11 years ago, I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. As a result, I have …
COVID-19 Worsened Ron Lissak’s Neuropathy, but Strengthened his Family Read More »
Ever want to Run the L? Looking for a challenge to get you out of the house and into exercising at your own pace? The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is partnering with Lifetime Fitness for the Hoka One One “Run the L” Challenge. This unique challenge calls on participants to run, walk or wheel the …
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For over 13 years, I have had nine neurologists evaluate and retake my medical history. Whenever diagnosis is elusive, having a medical history retaken by different doctors is not a bad idea. After all, a fresh set of eyes may uncover important information (1). Over those 13 years, I have had four different diagnoses, so …
Many patients with peripheral neuropathy find meeting with others who understand the challenges of living with peripheral neuropathy to be helpful and therapeutic. In the ‘new normal’ thrown upon us due to coronavirus, face-to-face meetings have become a challenge as locations are closed and people are reluctant or not permitted to gather in groups. There …
by William Schwalbe Register for our upcoming webinar with Will on May 17! More than three years ago, I came down with a mysterious illness I thought might be a flu, but turned out to be something entirely different. My blizzard of symptoms began innocuously in November 2016 with terribly cold feet. So cold that …
Chef Bill Nolan provides yet another recipe to FPN! We are living in extraordinary times, which has required us to adapt to new rules, circumstances, and ways to go about our normal lives. Key in this is how we look at and prepare the food we eat. It is my hope that this has been …
Ron Lissak joined FPN’s Board of Directors on May 15, 2020, bringing valuable expertise as a businessman, board member of other nonprofits, and PN patient. Ron currently resides in Bondville, VT, and is Vice President, National Marketing and Site Development for Ionetix Corporation, the leading supplier of 13 Ammonia for cardiac PET scanning. He has …
Do you have numbness and tingling or pain in your feet from diabetes? Do you have pain after shingles (postherpetic pain)? The Translational Pain Research Group at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is seeking volunteers who have diabetic nerve pain or pain following shingles to participate in a research study. Volunteers who …
