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September 30, 2007 --
Ed. Note: Event
though they were exhausted from organizing and attending the Ohio Awareness
Event, Merideth & Carrie agreed to send in a paragraph to let everyone know
how it went.
The Ohio Chiari Awareness Event
that was held September 29, 2007 by Merideth Rought & Carrie Marenberg was a
huge success. The speakers included: Dr. James Bryant; Chief of the Bureau
for Children with Medical Handicaps at the Ohio department of Health, Dr.
Francesco Mangano; Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Assistant Professor of
Neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Ray D'Alonzo, Associate
Director of Research and Development at Proctor and Gamble Pharmaceuticals
and author of the book Contents Under Pressure and Dr. John Tew Jr.;
Specialist in neurosurgery for brain tumors, intracranial aneurysms,
arteriovenous malformations, facial pain and Chiari 1 Malformations at the
Mayfield Clinic in Cincinnati. We had people as from Eastern Pennsylvania,
Eastern Illinois, Southern Kentucky, Indiana and of course Ohio. We were
pleased with the turn out and very pleased to meet so many wonderful people.
We want to thank everyone who helped us with this event, whether posting our
event, sending your stories, donations and most importantly for attending.
Thank you,
Merideth Rought & Carrie Marenberg
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