Get involved in Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week
May 4-10, 2025
There are lots of ways to get involved in
Sign up for our awareness week webinar: Myths vs Facts on May 8
PN Myths vs. Facts: Deepening Understanding & Raising Awareness
Want to break down misconceptions of PN and address some common gaps in knowledge on the topic? Shanna Patterson, MD, MS, is here to do just that and to host a live Q&A so you can get your questions answered. Register for the myths and facts webinar.
Connect with us
During awareness week, and all year round, you can help spread awareness of neuropathy and increase attention on much needed research funding by following us on social and sharing our content.
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Enroll in our biobank to further PN research
Do you have neuropathy? You may be eligible to enroll in our biobank, the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR) which provides samples from PN patients for research projects. Learn more about the biobank.
Share your story, or someone else’s
Share your story with your community. Whether it’s in person or via your favorite social platform, talking about your personal experience helps give a face to this invisible and often debilitating condition. You can also share your story with us for possible inclusion on our website.
Not up for sharing your personal PN journey? Check out some stories from others and feel free to share their challenges and triumphs.
Be a smart consumer
Check out our past webinar about vetting neuropathy information to help you tell reliable sources and information from less trustworthy sources. Or download our handy guide.
Loan your expertise to our cause
Are you a doctor, researcher, patient advocate, author, etc. who would like to be a topic expert for content for our website or for a future webinar? We’re always looking for experts who want to collaborate with us! Drop us an email and we can get the conversation started: [email protected]
Get involved in advocacy work
Contact your Senators and ask that they support ‘peripheral neuropathy’ as a condition eligible for study through the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) during the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process. You can use our letter template.
Support our cause
Do you enjoy our webinars, newsletters or informative website? You can help fund more research and advance PN awareness by donating to the Foundation. We are 100% funded by donations, so every dollar helps ensure we can continue educational programming, advocacy work, and funding research. Donate today.
About awareness week
Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) Awareness Week is an annual event that takes place during the first full week of May. (This year, May 4-10, 2025.) Our goal is to expand knowledge of PN by educating the general public and giving patients and caregivers tools and resources to better understand the prevalence, diagnosis and management of PN.
