Month: February 2020

This caused a diaphragmatic hernia and pulled his stomach off the vagus nerve.

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Jeff Heimbach

My husband suffers from gastroparesis. Please see his Facebook page: Jeff Heimbach’s Gastroparesis Journey. In 2008, Jeff was a State Trooper in pursuit of a stolen vehicle with a kidnapping. He was cut off by a car and to avoid hitting others, he crashed his troop car into a few trees off Route 280 in Roseland. This caused a diaphragmatic hernia and pulled his stomach off the vagus nerve. There is no cure for this evil, chronic, debilitating illness. We appreciate any and all research put forth into helping those with GP and other motility disorders.

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I am IV dependent on TPN for daily nutrition

Posted on by Gastroparesis: Fighting For Change
David Lawson

I was first diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2016, but had be subjected to over twenty-five surgeries pre-diagnosis. Since my diagnosis I have lost my ability to be tube fed and I am IV dependent on TPN for daily nutrition. As of today we have no real cures and barely any symptom control. Please, support H. R. 3396 to help those of us with gastroparesis live a full life. I am a fulltime nursing student and hope to use the remainder of my life on Earth to assist others who are struggling with this life altering disease. Thank you for your time and God Bless you and your efforts to help us find the cure that could potentially save thousands of lives.

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#GPStrong

Posted on by Gastroparesis: Fighting For Change

We are so proud of our GP community!

Because of your hard work, in less than one week, we were able to contact 185 congressional offices, representing 349 constituents! Many thanks to all who have contributed by submitting your personal stories, making telephone calls, and sharing posts. This is #GPStrong!

If you have not yet submitted your story and would like to do so in support of H. R. 3396, the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019, please visit https://curegp.org/hr3396/. Once your form is completed, we will forward it to your representative.

Join the #WarOnGP as we continue to fight together for awareness, patient-centered care, better treatments, and a cure!

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