We’re very proud of Ohio Advocate Christina McDuffie who’s recent op-ed was published in the Columbus Dispatch on Friday, March 9, 2018. With C. diff, what don’t know can kill us Imagine being hit by an invisible car. That’s what infection by Clostridium difficile, or C. diff., felt like when …
We’re delighted that PLF Advocates Council member, Rich Dexter and his father Charles, were featured on NBC Washington’s recent report, “Beware of Catching Infections at Hospitals.” Rich’s mother, Judy, died from a C. diff infection she acquired during treatment for a lung infection. The piece ran in mid-September and you can …
Our Executive Director, Christian John Lillis, was recently featured on the podcast #HCBiz. Listen in as he talks about C. diff and what the Peggy Foundation is doing to make C. diff infections rare, treatable, and survivable. This episode discusses exactly what C. diff is, the importance of hand hygiene …
On Wednesday, March 15th, the Akron Beacon published an op-ed by Advocates Council member and Arkon resident Apryl Gleespen and our Executive Director Christian John Lillis: Protect these public funds to stop fatal infections By Apryl Gleespen and Christian John Lillis Imagine becoming sick from an infection you’ve never heard …
As part of this year’s Get Smart About Antibiotic Week, the Peggy Lillis Foundation partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a video about our namesake, Peggy Lillis, who died from a C. diff infection caused by antibiotic use. Our Executive Director and co-founder, Christian Lillis, shared his own …
