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Great Lakes Chapter Annual Meeting
June 19, 2010 Grand Rapids, MI
Lacks
Cancer Center at St. Mary's
250 Cherry Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506 (map)
10:00am
Key
Note
Speaker: Christopher Glisson, D.O.
Topic: "The Eyes and Myasthenia Gravis"
Dr
Glisson is the Medical Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology program at Saint
Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, MI, as well as an Assistant Professor at the
Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Michigan State University.
Guest Speaker: Sam
Schulhof
Topic: "National Foundation Highlights"
Mr. Schulhof is the Chair, Board of Directors of the National Myasthenia Gravis
Foundation of America, Inc. He will share updates on the status of the National
Foundation
and insights into new projects and plans for the future of MGFA.
Exhibitor:
Lisa Gigliotti, J.D.
Ms. Gigliotti, an administrative law judge and Great Lakes Chapter member, will
share her newly published book chronicling her experiences living with
myasthenia gravis and rheumatoid arthritis titled "Corragio!
Lessons for Living from an Italian Grandmother Despite Illness, Pain and
Loss."
May
24, 2010
- Lansing
Ingham
Regional Medical Center - Classroom D & E
2727 Pennsylvania Ave
Lansing, MI 48910
2:00pm
Guest Speaker: Lisa Gigliotti, J.D.
Topic: "Living a Fulfilling Life with Courage Despite Myasthenia Gravis"
Come
hear our own local Great Lakes Chapter member describe the Old World principles
that helped her overcome cycles of myasthenic crises and plasmapheresis to
achieve successful careers as an administrative law judge, a policy advisor for
the Michigan state senate and governor, and an advocate for people with
disabilities from her newly published book "Corragio! Lessons for Living
from an Italian Grandmother Despite Illness, Pain and Loss."
June
30, 2010
- St.
Joseph
Lakeland
Regional Medical Center
1234
Napier Ave
St. Joseph, MI 49085 (map)
2:00pm
Guest
Speaker: LRMC Nutrition Services
Topic: "Nutrition and Chronic Illness"