In this newsletter, we have announced the addition of The University of Florida to the North American Centers of Excellence (CoE) team.  This is great news for people with HHT living in Florida who have been looking forward to a place where they can be seen in their home state.  While people in and near Florida will directly benefit from this addition, all of us with HHT will benefit indirectly as well.  When a new center opens that means more physician experts are added to the HHT community.  This increases our knowledge about how HHT affects people, what types of treatments are beneficial and enlarges the pool of potential clinical research sites to help us develop new tests, procedures and medications which may improve the lives of all people with HHT.  It also boosts the number of medical personnel and trainees who learn about HHT that can later bring that knowledge with them when they see patients.

Our mission has remained the same since our founding: to find a cure… to create a future without the unnecessary suffering, without the pain and loss. While work remains to make that future a reality, we’re excited to introduce a monumental step we’re taking to bring that future forward faster.

To help us more directly create transformative medical impact, we’ve built a new Therapeutic Development Arm of our foundation. This will allow us to be more proactive in accelerating knowledge, developing therapies, and moving faster to find a cure. With scientific advancements moving faster than ever before, this team will give us the in-house expertise to harness scientific opportunities and turn them into impact for HHT patients everywhere.

I’ve always been drawn to vanity plates. They really can stimulate your mind and keep you guessing. Some are more self-explanatory than others, and others can lead you on a search asking “what is that”??? Which is exactly what I hoped to accomplish with my “CURE HHT” Ohio license plate. I want people to ask…