Welcome to the Chicagoland Chapter!
Thank you for visiting the Chicagoland Chapter! We are here to build a local community of patients, family and friends, and help them connect and advocate for themselves and each other. Our hope for the future is to find a cure – Until then, we hope to bring a greater awareness to the community, and to help improve the quality of life of all those affected.
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The Chicagoland Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD a Success!
Our 2020 Virtual Walk & Roll was fantastic, thanks to all of you! Our chapter overcame all the obstacles 2020 threw at us. You invited your family and friends and they showed up!
On Saturday, September 12, 2020 we joined with Chapters nationwide to celebrate in a 4-hour Facebook livestream event. It was awesome.
Did you participate? You can still earn some great rewards. The deadline for prizes is September 25th. Have some fun pictures or video to share? Add them to our google folder HERE
If you haven't had a chance to chip in, it's not too late to help us reach our goal.
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To reach us, please email: ChicagoChapter@fshdsociety.org
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Would you like to get involved? Simply fill out the form in the sidebar.
Upcoming Events
Oct
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Webinar: COVID-19 Response Survey report
1:00 pm ET | 12:00 pm CT | 11:00 am MT | 10:00 am PT. Leann Lewis, MSGC Katy Eichinger, DPT This past spring, the FSHD Society and FSHD UK distributed a survey from the University of Rochester to assess how the neuromuscular patient community was responding to the social distancing policies imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are so grateful to the hundreds of you who responded. The key investigators, Leann Lewis and Katy Eichinger, will present their findings…
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FSHD Society Radio
Tim Hollenback, FSHD Radio host 9:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM CT | 7:00 PM MT | 6:00 PM PT Join host Tim Hollenback on Facebook Live on the first Wednesday evening every month. During the hour-long program, you'll get to meet fascinating guests discussing a wide range of topics of interest to our community. Mark your calendar. Invite your friends to a listening party and chat with fellow Facebook listeners in the comments section. Call Tim with your questions…
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DAVE LUKAS
Chapter Director
Dave feels passionately about building a strong chapter in the Chicagoland area because he believes in the power of shared connection through this disease. Whether as someone who’s affected or someone who loves someone who’s affected, building a community around each other allows us all to gain strength, support and encouragement so we can push towards a cure for this disease and be an advocate for us all. Dave lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife, 3 kids and Siberian Husky pup.
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