Posts Tagged ‘illness’

Abbi-ARDS Survivor (ardsusa.org)

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Video of ARDS Survivor Abbi taken at the 2nd Annual Hike for Lung Health talking about her experience with ARDS. Check out Abb’s website

http://drawingforards.blogspot.com/

Visit ArdsUSA.org for more information about ARDS

where she created a number of drawings for those who donated to her efforts. Abbi also has an exhibition of her work. Abbi is obviously an inspriation!

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ARDS Awareness Video

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

This video was created generously by Accent Media, in PA, after Chad, the creative director, lost his beloved mother to ARDS. Chad wanted to do something to make a difference and his partners who witnessed the devastation of ARDS, were happy to help. Accept Media donated their time and expertise. Those in the video likewise did so because ARDS awareness is our passion. For additional info go to Ardsusa.org, call 312-749-7079 or contact me. I hope that you will find this to be informative and let others know about this horrific syndrome.
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Hike for Lung Health, 2008-Joel Africk, Ravi Baichwal-Part 2

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

The Respiratory Health ociation’s second annual Hike for Lung Health was MC’d by WLS News Anchor Ravi Baichwal, whose own father had ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and later succumbed to pulmonary fibrosis. Here are his opening statements.

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Hike For Lung Health, 2008

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

ARDS Foundation joined the Respiratory Health ociation and many other lung organizations in Chicago for their second annual Hike for Lung Health. The event helped to raise awareness and funds for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) a syndrome that almost 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with and almost half of them do not survive.

For more information about ARDS, please visit ArdsUSA.org

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