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Minneapolis Walk for
a Cure
On October 29th, approximately 50
people met at 7:00 am in the Macy’s
Court at the famous Mall of America in
Minneapolis for the 2007 RSD Awareness
Walk for a Cure. Linda Loudermill,
Barbara Van Keuren, and Bonnie Scherer
organized the walk, which raised more
than $10,000.
Brian Hicks with his wife Teresa and his sons Joel (on the left), and Justin during the New York Marathon
in November.
RSDer Member of the
New York Marathon
Freedom Team
Brian Hicks, who has suffered with
CRPS for nearly 10 years, was invited
to be a member of the Freedom Team of
Wounded Veterans and participate using
a hand cycle in the New York Marathon
on November 4th. Veterans were flown
to New York from all over the country
to participate in the marathon with the
Freedom Team. Brian finished the
marathon in 2 hours and 26 minutes.
The Freedom Team is a part of Achilles,
an organization that supports athletes with
disabilities. Brian learned about the Freedom
Team through the RSDSA website’s
information on the Achilles Walks. In fact,
he was a medalist at the Achilles Walk in
Atlanta last June.
The Freedom Team consists of veterans
who range from those who were injured
in Iraq just a few months ago to those
wounded in Vietnam.
Brian was diagnosed with CRPS several
years ago, but it had gone into remission.
It returned with a vengeance after he was
involved in a HumVee accident in Iraq.
He was ultimately discharged and is
currently on disability.
Brian said the New York event was wonderful
and as an added bonus, Achilles
gave him the hand cycle he used for “as
long as he wants it.” He plans to participate
in the Miami Marathon at the end of
January and will surely be taking part in
the Atlanta Achilles Run in 2008.
Dr. Peter Moskovitz presents Chan Kim, MD, PhD,
President of the Korean Pain Society with a copy
of “Living With RSDS”, which he co-authored
with Linda Lang.
People who participated in the Minneapolis Walk
for a Cure and Awareness raised more than
$10,000 for research.
RSDSA Honored by Korean
CRPS Patients Association
In late November, Jim Broatch, RSDSA
executive director and Peter Moskovitz,
MD, a member of the RSDSA Board
of Directors, were the guests of the
Korean CRPS Patients Association at
the annual meeting of the Korean Pain
Society in Seoul. Both gentlemen gave
presentations to the Pain Society. In
addition, they met with a group of pain
practitioners and principal organizers
of the Pain Society as well as representatives
of various pharmaceutical and
medical device companies.
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