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Trivia Night Jan 26, 2019

Thanks to all for a successful evening! Congratulations to the evening’s winning team: Chicken Dinner!   Our emcee, Jim White of J.S. White & Associates, came dressed to referee the tough questions. Thanks, Jim, for your can’t-beat-it congeniality and tough-as-nails trivia! And congratulations to the team led by Deb Volpe and Dave DeFries – 2nd… Read more »

Making Tough Treatment Decisions

When you’re seriously ill, how do you make choices? Who can step in if needed? Can you opt out of care? Reverend Clint Moore, PhD, addressed these questions for myasthenia gravis patients and family members at the Conquer MG Spring Patient Meeting in April, 2018. Highlights are below. Video clips of his presentation are on… Read more »

Making Treatment Decisions with MG – Apr 22

  Spring Patient Meeting Sunday, April 22, 2018 Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Conference Center Speaker: Rev. Clint Moore III, Ph.D., M.Div., F.T., B.C.C.   What’s involved when you’re ill with myasthenia and treatment decisions need to be made? Who can help with your choices? Do you have enough information to make decisions? What if you disagree with… Read more »

2018 Fun Run/Walk – June 3, 2018

  Thanks to all who participated in the 2018 fundraiser! For the 2019 Viking 5K Fun Run/Walk, click here. Dress like a Viking and help Conquer Myasthenia Gravis! Put on your warrior helmet and join us for the 6th Annual Strides Against MG Run/Walk. You can give hope to those struggling with this rare autoimmune disease… Read more »

Men’s & Women’s Issues and Myasthenia Gravis

MG and its treatments can affect aspects of being a man or woman. We thank neurologist David Randall, DO, from Northshore Neurological Institute in Glenview, Illinois, for shedding light on these issues. He spoke at the Conquer MG Fall Patient Meeting in October, 2017. What follows are highlights from Dr. Randall’s talk. If you’d like… Read more »