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Summer Newsletter 2006 |
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Announcement!
Please visit our website at www.turnthecorner.org
to view our new design! We have just recently launched
this site in July. |
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Message
from the Founder – Recapping a Tremendous Year…
I am amazed by the significant progress in Lyme
disease research and education that has been facilitated
by the Turn the Corner Foundation since
2002. We have been able to raise awareness to millions
of people through extensive media campaigns and
the physicians training program.
Many people do not know how widespread the Lyme
disease epidemic is and the likely chance that someone
they know may be affected. Lyme disease is a drastically
growing vector-borne illness. It is projected
that people are infected with this debilitating
disease at a rate five times greater than that of
AIDS. Lyme disease may be difficult to diagnose
because many of its symptoms mimic those of other
disorders. Many people afflicted with this disease
find themselves going from doctor to doctor wondering
what is wrong with them.
Diagnoses can be confirmed based on a clinical assessment
and proper blood tests from a Lyme-literate doctor.
Please check out our interview with Chris Beach
on our website, who details her frustrating story
of living with Lyme disease for seven years before
learning about Turn the Corner, which helped steer
her in the right direction to be tested and visit
a Lyme-literate doctor. We also invite you to visit
the most up-to-date version of the Diagnostic
Hints and Treatment Guidelines for Lyme and other
Tick-Borne Illnesses, written by the world-renowned
Lyme-literate physician Dr. Joseph J. Burrascano
Jr.
Our educational events have been a successful way
to get the word out about Lyme disease. Our next
educational event will feature Dr. Burrascano and
will take place on Saturday, August 19, 2006 in
Bridgehampton, NY from 3 PM – 5 PM at Board of Directors
member Dave Reichenbaum’s home. Please visit our
website for details. Stay tuned for future educational
events and don’t miss our debut fundraising gala,
Unmask A Cure, which will take place at Guastavino’s,
a sleek New York City Eastside hotspot on November
2, 2006.
Thank you again for your support and we look forward
to continuing to work together to make a difference
against this devastating disease.
Staci Grodin
Founder
Turn the Corner Foundation |
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Fundraising
Events – Creating Awareness…
Our Lyme Disease Educational Awareness Series has
been hard at work informing community members about
the dangers of Lyme disease. Our first education
event for this year was hosted by Nancy and John
Crotty in Rye, NY and was a great success! We debuted
our new film on Lyme disease, had the opportunity
to hear Dr. Richard Horowitz speak about the dangers
of Lyme disease, and had a great question and answer
session. The Crotty’s graciously hosted over 70
guests at their beautiful home and provided delicious
hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Many people gave generously
to the Foundation throughout this special evening.
Some key discussion topics included:
- How to protect your children from Lyme disease;
- How to tell if your child has Lyme disease;
- What to do if you or someone in your family
is infected; and
- The latest information on Lyme disease and
its treatments.
Please
click here for a listing of the upcoming
communities we will be visiting; and if you are
interested in sponsoring this program in your
community please click here.
We are also very happy to announce that the fifth
annual fundraising event will be moving from the
tennis courts to a tasting-style dinner event
entitled Unmask A Cure. This new and exciting
event will be held on November 2, 2006 at Guastavino’s,
a sleek hotspot located in the heart of New York
City’s Eastside. If you are interested in sponsoring
or volunteering for the event, please email us
for more information. If you would like to purchase
tickets to the event, please
click here. |
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Making
a Difference
Physicians Training Program
Turn the Corner Foundation is pleased to announce
our Physicians Training Program in conjunction with
The International Lyme and Associated Disease Society
(ILADS). Through our programs physicians, PA’s,
RN’s, nurse practitioners and naturopathic practitioners
have the opportunity to train with a designated
ILADS Lyme disease literate doctor or other approved
person. When accepted by the Lyme disease literate
trainer, the clerkship participant can expect to
receive reimbursement for travel plus a $200 stipend
per diem.
All candidates must submit receipts to the ILADS
business office including a brief form indicating
what was learned and how the training might influence
their future practice.
Interested parties should contact Barbara Buchman
from ILADS at Lymedocs@aol.com.
She will supply you with the necessary forms to
begin your training program.
We are excited to help turn the corner on Lyme disease
by training these new health care professionals.
The trainee will be able to take this newly acquired
knowledge and treat people in their communities.
Increasing the amount of Lyme disease literate doctors
is essential to treat the thousands of ill patients
domestically and internationally.
For more specific information on the money that
has been granted to date, please click
here. |
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Volunteer
Spotlight – Giving Time for a Wonderful Cause…
Nancy Perry Crotty, member of the Board of Directors
for Turn the Corner Foundation
In this issue, Nancy Perry Crotty is our Volunteer
in the Spotlight. Nancy has gone above and beyond
her duties as a member of the Board of Directors
and truly exemplifies the qualities a Foundation
looks for when working with volunteers. We had a
chance to catch up with Nancy this summer and she
filled us in, below, on her battle with Lyme disease
and her involvement with TTC.
I am
44 years old and am married with four children.
I have 12 year old boy-girl twins who were born
with Lyme because I was infected during my pregnancy
and not treated properly. I also have an eight year
old girl and a six year old boy.
I graduated from NYU with a Bachelor of finance
and marketing. I then worked on Wall Street for
seven years before going back to school for my Masters
degree in Public Service at NYU. I received a Masters
degree in public finance and public health with
the intent to work in the public health arena. While
in graduate school, I worked at the Ronald McDonald
House. This organization houses children being treated
for cancer in New York tri-state area hospitals
and their families. Afterwards, I left to focus
on my family.
I have traditionally been a very active athlete
until my sickness made it impossible to participate
any longer. I was a runner, participating in several
marathons and triathlons, until I had to give it
up completely in 2001. My husband is also an avid
tri-athlete and runner and we used to spend most
of our free time running, racing, hiking, biking,
swimming, and traveling. Now I take the kids and
watch my husband race if I am having a good day.
Most of the time my health doesn't allow for any
traveling or high energy outings. Now, for the first
time in years, I have hope that I might one day
rejoin my husband in races.
I am a new member of the TTC team, having just joined
a few months ago. So far, on behalf of TTC, I have
gone to the local middle school and high schools
in Rye and have spoken to multiple health classes
about prevention, detection and treatment of Lyme
disease. Staci and I hope to use TTC to educate
students at schools in high risk areas on a widespread
basis in the future. I have also had an article
published in the local Rye paper about TTC and Lyme
disease. In May, I hosted an educational event featuring
Dr. Horowitz, of Hyde Park, NY, at my home in Rye,
NY and it had a wonderful turnout. I am here to
be instrumental to TTC in the best ways possible,
now and in the future. I hope that through TTC I
can help others by raising money to further much
needed research, by paying for the training of doctors
in becoming Lyme literate and by helping those that
are sick get proper diagnosis and care.
I have been fighting this disease for 13 years,
intensely for 5 years, and Staci and TTC have enabled
me to get the best care possible. As a volunteer
and member of the Board of Directors, I would especially
like to work with Dr. Burrascano, author of Diagnostic
Hints and Treatment Guidelines for Lyme and other
Tick-Borne Illnesses. He is a member of the Medical
Advisory Board for TTC and his expertise on Lyme
disease and support of the Foundation have been
nothing short of remarkable. On a personal note,
I also owe much of my good health to Dr. Burrascano.
I feel that he is the man that needs to be cloned
in order to save so many very sick people. Dr. Burrascano
will be honored this year at our fundraising event,
which will be on November 2, 2006 at Guastavino’s,
a sleek New York City Eastside hotspot.
I plan to get better and dedicate my wellness to
my family, to all of the sick people out there who
need help and to the doctors who have given so many
people back their lives and given me hope when there
was none. I admire what Staci and Rich Grodin, and
all of the TTC members of the Board of Directors,
have done in turning a horrible life experience
into a vehicle to help many people. I hope to follow
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Special Thanks –
It Could Never Have Happened without the Help of…
Thanks to everyone that has contributed to the success
of this Foundation. We could not have made this
tremendous progress without your support. If you
would like to make a donation to the Turn the Corner
Foundation please feel free to send a check made
payable to the Turn the Corner Foundation and mail
it to 15 West 63rd Street, Suite 23A, New York,
NY 10023 or visit the donate section of our web
site at
http://www.turnthecorner.org/donatenow.htm. |
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