We did it! With the help of people like you, we reached more than 1 million people during C. diff Awareness Month. As you likely know, lack of awareness is a huge obstacle for preventing C. diff, and for getting quickly diagnosed and appropriately treated. We continue to hear every …
Our executive director Christian John Lillis penned an essay for Mad In America, sharing his experience of overcoming his anxiety issues to lead PLF. The Worst Thing: How My Mother’s Death Pushed Me to Overcome OCD By Christian John Lillis The first time I saw a therapist was in 1981, …
Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy convened the third annual C. diff Lobby Day on April 21, 2021. The date had special resonance for our community being the 11th anniversary of our namesake’s death. 27 volunteers from PLF’s Board, Advocates Council and Scientific Advisory Council met with …
Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy held our 6th Annual National C. diff Advocacy Summit virtually on April 20 and 22. As always, we had an array of knowledgeable and passionate speakers and presenters committed to the fight against C. difficile infections (CDI). As we struggle to …
This is the first in a series of blog posts that are part of a larger memoir project for Peggy’s life and how her values inform the work of Peggy Lillis Foundation. – CJL “I. WILL. NOT. BE. INTIMIDATED. BY. YOU.” My mother’s heart-shaped, Irish face flushed with anger; her …
