Guest post by Advocates Councilmember Meghan Mimnaugh A few weeks ago, I attended a Patient Training Workshop sponsored by the National Center for Health Research in Washington, DC. It was a privilege to participate in such an informative and innovative workshop. I met people from all over the country who …
Christian John Lillis and Liam Lillis, co-founders of the Peggy Lillis Foundation, recently wrote a guest blog post for Prebiotin. PLF was proud to have Prebiotin as a Gala sponsor and supporter of the mission to build a nationwide C. diff awareness movement by educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping policy. You …
Guest blog post written by Ricky S. on October 2016 Since overcoming C. diff, my life has changed immensely. I never thought that I’d recover or live a normal life again. If it weren’t for the positivity surrounding me, I do not think I ever would have bounced back the …
On Friday, October 21st, more than 200 guests joined the Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) for its Seventh Annual FIGHT C. DIFF Gala in Brooklyn, New York. We raised a record $78,000 to support PLF’s mission of building a nationwide movement to fight C. diff infections (CDIs) by educating the public, …
Guest post by John Rehm, Nursing@Georgetown Online Community Manager In 2011, infection with Clostridium difficile (C. diff) was the 17th leading cause of death for people 65 and older. This statistic from the Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) underscores the significant and deadly impact that C. diff infections (CDI) have on …
