May 24, 2018

Our friends at the Antimicrobials Working Group (AWG), an industry led non-profit focused on increasing innovations in infectious disease treatments, are launching an “AMR Stories” initiative. The initiative will tell the story of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from the perspective of patients, caregivers, providers and researchers. This is a great opportunity …

May 16, 2018

By William J. Beerman, Sr. I recently had the opportunity to present gubernatorial candidate and New Mexico Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-Albuquerque) with information about the Make C. diff Count campaign being waged by the Peggy Lillis Foundation. PLF is concerned that many cases of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) go unreported, …

May 11, 2018

By Angela Kelly Associate and Advocate at Peggy Lillis Foundation Angela Kelly, creator of the website Gutsy Mother and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) survivor, recently interviewed Dr. Negar Ashouri, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in Orange, California, one of the top children’s hospitals in …

May 9, 2018

By Angela Kelly Spring has sprung! Everything is green and blooming with sweet smells and perfect weather, at least here in California. I’ve taken about a week off social media to spring clean my house and my life, getting all of the projects that pile up sorted, finished and tucked …