Long time Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) Advocate and Board member Christina Fuhrman and her daughter Pearl are both C. diff survivors. Interviewed in early December by the Washington Post, Christina talks about how unnecessary antibiotics cause harm. She recalls her daughter’s struggle with an infection, as it placed her into …
Peggy Lillis Foundation’s 2020 “See C. diff” campaign was an enormous success, reaching more than 250,000 Americans and generating over half a million impressions. Less than 35% of Americans have heard of C. difficile infections (CDI). The need to raise awareness of this preventable and potentially deadly disease is great. …
Since November 1, Peggy Lillis Foundation’s second annual “See C. diff” campaign has exploded on social media. As of November 18, we have reached more than double the number of people we did in the entire month of November 2019 (180,000 versus 80,000). In terms of impressions (the number of …
Guest Blog by Lynne V. McFarland, PhD Choosing the best probiotic is not an easy task. There are over 250 different types of probiotic products found on the market (grocery stores, pharmacies, on-line websites, etc.), but relatively little guidance on how to choose one probiotic over another. As more research …
Peggy Lillis Foundation’s annual Summit has often created the opportunity for C. diff advocates to connect with clinicians, researchers, and industry representatives. We feared that taking it virtual would hinder those connections. Turns out we needn’t have worried. Among the connections made at this year’s Summit was one between Idaho-based …
