
What’s Happening in the News & On the Calendar
Check out the many ways we offer support by reviewing our latest information below.
Minnesota GBS/CIDP Support Group Meeting – May 18, 2013
Place: Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital
559 Capital Blvd., 7th Floor Conference Room
St. Paul, MN 55103
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (we begin promptly)
Speaker: Dr. Gareth Parry, co-author of “Guillain-Barre Syndrome” and Medical Advisory Board Member
Additional questions to MN Liaison: Audrey Brucker, 651-450-9452
Dayton Ohio GBS/CIDP Chapter Meeting – May 18, 2013
Place: NeuroRehab and Balance Center (Southview Hospital Campus)
7677 Yankee St., Suite 210
Centerville, OH 45459
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm
RSVP requested: Vanessa Thomas, Liaison vht181@hotmail.com, 513-320-0203
Meeting of the Hudson Valley Support Group Chapter – May 22, 2013
Event Details Various ways of coping, adjusting and adapting to having GBS or CIDP will be discussed.
Place: Elk’s Lodge
356 Washington Street
Newburgh, NY
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
For additional information or to RSVP, please contact Steven @ 914-310-0490 OR steven.smith@gbs-cidp.org
Lizz Russell Cocktails & Couture Collection – Friday, May 24th 2013
Event Details Discover your own style with celebrity fashion designer Lizz Russell during the cocktails and couture collection event at the Westgate Hotel. The special guest models will showcase her signature creations.
Place: Versailles Ballroom at the Westgate Hotel
1055 Second Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Reservations can be made at westgatehotel.tix.com. The reservation cost is $32 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and includes one cocktail and three hors d’oeuvres. A portion of the proceeds will go towards the benefit of the GBS CIDP Foundation.
Meeting of the Hudson Valley Support Group Chapter – June 26, 2013
Event Details Various ways of coping, adjusting and adapting to having GBS or CIDP will be discussed.
Place: Elk’s Lodge
356 Washington Street
Newburgh, NY
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
For additional information or to RSVP, please contact Steven @ 914-310-0490 OR steven.smith@gbs-cidp.org
Expert diagnosis & management of inflammatory neuropathies is critical to our patients. This is what our medical advisory board members had in mind when setting up the new Centers of Excellence program. A year later, we continue to add healthcare facilities providing exactly that.



