The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy Our purpose: to improve the lives of patients living with peripheral neuropathy
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Improving lives of those with PN via education+awareness and pursuing advocacy+lobbying+biobank growth+research for better treatments, one day, cures

05/20/2026

It's Clinical Trials Day. Clinical trials are a key part of finding new treatments—and one day, cures—for peripheral neuropathy and other conditions.

From the archives: Tammy’s Story: Helping Others Helped Me!Living with peripheral neuropathy hasn’t been easy for Tammy—...
05/09/2026

From the archives:
Tammy’s Story: Helping Others Helped Me!
Living with peripheral neuropathy hasn’t been easy for Tammy—from years of uncertainty before diagnosis to learning how to slow down after leaving work. But in the midst of pain and change, she discovered something powerful: helping others helped her heal too.

Through online support communities and the Buddy Up! program, Tammy found connection, purpose, and hope. By sharing her journey, embracing small changes, and choosing laughter whenever possible, she reminds us that even on the hardest days, meaning and joy can still be found.

Her story is a beautiful reminder that community matters—and that sometimes, helping someone else is exactly what we need too.
Read Tammy’s story and be inspired.
https://www.foundationforpn.org/tammys-story-helping-others-helped-me/

From the archives: This powerful patient story by Lt. Col. Eugene Richardson was shared in the very first year our organ...
05/08/2026

From the archives:
This powerful patient story by Lt. Col. Eugene Richardson was shared in the very first year our organization began publishing patient stories—and it remains one of the most impactful we’ve ever had the honor to share.

Eugene, a Vietnam Veteran, lived for decades with severe autonomic, small fiber, and large fiber neuropathy—a long, painful journey that began after his exposure to Agent Orange and was too often dismissed or misunderstood. Despite extraordinary physical suffering and years of medical denial, he became a tireless advocate, counselor, and support group leader for others living with neuropathy.

Eugene believed deeply that patients deserved answers, validation, and better care—and he spent his life pushing for more research, more awareness, and more medical education.
Eugene Richardson passed away in 2019, but his voice, advocacy, and commitment to helping others live on through stories like this one.

We are honored to continue sharing his journey and preserving his legacy as part of our foundation’s history. 💜
Read his story and remember why patient voices matter. https://www.foundationforpn.org/eugene-richardson-one-mans-journey-of-neuropathy/

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Glenview, IL
60026

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