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First GBS|CIDP Bench in Italy We’re kicking off awareness month worldwide! Our volunteer from South Africa joined Nancy DiSalvo, her family, and the local city council to dedicate the FIRST-ever GBS CIDP park bench in Palermo, Italy.

GBS|CIDP May Awareness Month

Q: Be the Bridge Healthcare Awareness Activities

Diana, a CIDP patient, visited Care Partners Rehabilitation Center in Asheville, North Carolina, and provided valuable resources about our Be the Bridge program. Sheila Blaine, CIDP patient, visited social workers in the ICU at Morristown Medical Center. The first biennial GBS|CIDP Foundation Leadership Collaborative convened in Boston! Learn more about the event here. Ray Lopez, GBS patient, raises awareness at a local rehabilitation center in Boca Raton, Florida. Our International Liaison from the Dominican Republic, Rosa Valero (a GBS patient), participated in a local Radio Talk show to raise awareness on Rare Disease Day. Rocky, a GBS patient, partners with a local hospital in Colorado to raise awareness about GBS and the Foundation. GBS patients Michael Ring and Jim Yadlon joined forces and traveled to Kessler Rehab in New Jersey. The room was filled with dedicated physical and occupational therapists, all eager to expand their knowledge of GBS and CIDP.

Raising Awareness of GBS|CIDP to Healthcare Professionals Worldwide – Get On The Map!

Will your region be on the map this May? Join our worldwide campaign to raise awareness of GBS and CIDP to healthcare professionals! The ongoing support and resources the Foundation can provide for their patients with GBS, CIDP and MMN are invaluable, and many HCP’s are unaware of the vast resources available including, monthly online support, local chapter meetings, a world-wide center of excellence, monthly webinars to guide patients through the entire journey, a biennial international symposium, and so much more!

How can you get involved? Joining our May Awareness campaign is as easy as filling out the form below and ordering awareness brochures. You can hand deliver to your local professional healthcare community (primary care, neurologists, physical & occupational therapists, anyone in your circle of care). Learn more and order here: https://gbscidp.tfaforms.net/4986062 . If you live outside of the US please contact info@gbs-cidp.org and we will be happy to provide an electronic version.

Once we ship your brochures, you’ll region will be on the map!

However, if you would like to plan a presentation, a lunch and learn, workshop or any other type of awareness activity to the HCP’s, contact Maureen.neville@gbs-cidp.org, and she can offer advice, ideas & help guide you through the process!

Let’s get on the map of Healthcare Professionals worldwide!

What’s Happening in the Community

Virtual Events

Coffee Chat: Nurses in Neurology

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM -to 2:00 PM

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Be the Bridge Healthcare Awareness Activities

Diana, a CIDP patient, visited Care Partners Rehabilitation Center in Asheville, North Carolina, and provided valuable resources about our Be the Bridge program.

Sheila Blaine, CIDP patient, visited social workers in the ICU at Morristown Medical Center.

The first biennial GBS|CIDP Foundation **Leadership Collaborative** convened in Boston! Learn more about the event here.

Ray Lopez, GBS patient, raises awareness at a local rehabilitation center in Boca Raton, Florida.

Our International Liaison from the Dominican Republic, Rosa Valero (a GBS patient), participated in a local Radio Talk show to raise awareness on Rare Disease Day.

Rocky, a GBS patient, partners with a local hospital in Colorado to raise awareness about GBS and the Foundation.

GBS patients Michael Ring and Jim Yadlon joined forces and traveled to Kessler Rehab in New Jersey. The room was filled with dedicated physical and occupational therapists, all eager to expand their knowledge of GBS and CIDP.

Awareness Activities

First GBS|CIDP Bench in Italy
We’re kicking off awareness month worldwide! Our volunteer from South Africa joined Nancy DiSalvo, her family, and the local city council to dedicate the FIRST-ever GBS CIDP park bench in Palermo, Italy.