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Oct 22 Seminar – Exercise, Men’s & Women’s Issues and MG

Sunday, October 22, 2017 FALL SEMINAR Exercise & MG – Speakers Jennifer Ford, PT & Angela Mackowiak, PT Men’s & Women’s MG Issues – Speaker David Randall, DO    Advocate Lutheran General Hospital 1775 Dempster Street Park Ridge, Illinois Atrium & Auditorium Important: Park in the Parking Lot B. This is BEHIND the hospital!  Use… Read more »

MG and Vision Issues

Thank you, Neuro-ophthalmologist Thomas Mizen, MD, Rush University Medical Center, for explaining MG vision issues to 65 Spring Meeting attendees on May 4, 2017! You can see a short clip from Dr. Mizen’s presentation – or the full presentation – on our YouTube channel.   Here are highlights from Dr. Mizen’s presentation: In 15% of all… Read more »

Strides Against MG Walk 2017 – Photos

The 5th Annual Strides Against MG Walk welcomed 230 participants on Sunday, June 4, at Berens Park in Elmhurst, Illinois.  The walk raised $26,000 for Conquer Myasthenia Gravis, a nonprofit organization that funds MG patient assistance and research, and provides patient education and support. “Last year I was in the hospital with MG (myasthenia gravis),… Read more »