On September 9 2020, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) published the story of Mike McDonough. Mike set a goal for himself to ride 341 miles from Kaysville to St. George, Utah, to raise money and awareness for peripheral neuropathy. The money raised would go to purchasing eBikes for donation, with the remainder of the funds donated to FPN. […]
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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 […]
Read More… from COVID-19 Worsened Ron Lissak’s Neuropathy, but Strengthened his Family
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 […]
by William Schwalbe 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 even when I got under the covers with a hot […]
Michael Wright, founder of the Facebook group, Peripheral Neuropathy Success Stories! shares his PN journey with us: PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY SUCCESS STORIES! is the Facebook support group that I started on a whim. See, I had been in several other support groups for PN, and they all made me feel worse. I would read about what people […]
Read More… from Faces of PN: Peripheral Neuropathy Success Stories! FB Group Founder
Edward from the UK shares his PN journey with us: The train is here, and I’m already late for my first internship. Better sprint the short 50 m distance between my front door and the train station – as I am quickly becoming a master at. It’s been raining, in typical British fashion. August monsoon […]
Read More… from Faces of PN: Living with Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
Susan from Oregon shares her PN story with us: Dear Friends and FPN Family, I first became acquainted with neuropathy when my late husband was diagnosed about 10 years ago. Much to my regret, I never took the time to learn about this progressive disease. Quite possibly I might have recognized my own symptoms of […]
Gwen from Idaho shares her story with us. Hi PN Friends, I have been living with PN for 34 years; I’m now almost 83. I lived with it for about six years before considering I should be seeking a diagnosis for “these strange symptoms.” In that sixth year, when I was running in dress shoes […]
Jonathan Herskovitz inspired us with his outlook on life- and his recent trip to Italy and Switzerland with his wife, his amazing attitude, and his electric scooter in tow. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy spoke with Jonathan to get his view on how to keep active and positive, no matter what life throws you- and how to continue to have […]
Peripheral Neuropathy has been a part of my life for 18 years! I first experienced PN when I was taking my son to visit a college in 2001. I had random stabs of nerve pain all over my body. I went to a neurologist who did all of the tests – I even went to […]
Read More… from Barry’s Story: A Long Journey with Neuropathy