Sacramento Valley Fever Survivors & Awareness

09/22/2026

With Valley Fever Institute at Kern Medical – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

09/22/2026

🔴 **WE ARE LIVE!**

My full Valley Fever Survivor Story is now playing.

👇 **CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE FULL VIDEO:**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li2iYimqzys

Please watch, subscribe, share, and help us keep this important message going. Thank you to everyone who has supported and shared my story.

Thomas Hall, Founder and President of Sacramento Valley Fever Survi...

09/16/2026

It’s Fungal Disease Awareness Week! 🍄
September 14–18 marks the 10th Annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week, a week dedicated to increasing awareness of fungal diseases, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
At the Valley Fever Institute, we’re highlighting how fungal infections can affect our communities, including Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis), and why education, appropriate testing, and timely care matter.

Follow along this week as we cover:
🩺 Primary Care
🧫 Antifungal Resistance
✈️ Travel-Associated Infections
🧴 Fungal Skin Infections
🔬 Fungal Diagnostics & Therapeutics

Think fungus. Talk to your healthcare provider.
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¡Es la Semana de Concientización sobre las Enfermedades Fúngicas! 🍄
Del 14 al 18 de septiembre se celebra la 10th Semana Anual de Concientización sobre las Enfermedades Fúngicas, dedicada a aumentar la concientización sobre las enfermedades fúngicas, su prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento.
En el Valley Fever Institute, destacaremos cómo las infecciones por hongos pueden afectar a nuestras comunidades, incluyendo la Fiebre del Valle (coccidioidomicosis), y por qué la educación, las pruebas adecuadas y la atención oportuna son importantes.

Acompáñenos esta semana mientras hablamos sobre:
🩺 Atención primaria
🧫 Resistencia a los antifúngicos
✈️ Infecciones asociadas a viajes
🧴 Infecciones fúngicas de la piel
🔬 Diagnóstico y tratamiento de las infecciones fúngicas

Piensa en los hongos. Habla con tu proveedor de atención médica.
ValleyFeverInstitute

09/10/2026

💙 You don’t have to navigate Valley Fever alone.

Join the Valley Fever Institute for our monthly Virtual Support Group, a welcoming space to connect, ask questions, share experiences, and hear from others impacted by Valley Fever.

💻 Virtual via Zoom
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM PST
📅 Every second Wednesday of the month

Whether you’re a patient, survivor, caregiver, or family member, we’d love to have you join us. 💙

Click the link in our bio to join!

09/01/2026

Our official SVFSA shirts are finally here! We now have our shirts, business cards, and banners ready as we continue building and raising Valley Fever awareness throughout our community. 💚💛

08/24/2026

With Valley Fever Institute at Kern Medical – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

08/24/2026

I received a wonderful surprise at our monthly employee meeting this morning. My boss created a slide about Valley Fever awareness and gave me the floor to speak to my coworkers.

I’m truly grateful that my workplace gave me this opportunity. It made me proud to see things moving in the right direction and to share information that could help someone recognize Valley Fever sooner.

Whether I’m working through SVFSA, participating in community events, or simply talking with the people I work beside every day, I’m committed to doing my part to educate others and raise awareness.

Thank you to my boss and the Alstom team for supporting something that means so much to me.

08/21/2026

Our SVFSA business cards, flyers, and tri-folds are finally here — and we were able to put them to use at a very special event.

Last night at the UC Davis Conference Center was a major milestone for me and for Sacramento Valley Fever Survivors & Awareness (SVFSA).

For the first time, I sat in a room with Valley Fever survivors, physicians, researchers, public health professionals, pharmaceutical representatives, caregivers, nurses, advocates, and others working to better understand and address this disease.

I was there first as a Valley Fever survivor — and also as the Founder & President of Sacramento Valley Fever Survivors & Awareness.

I shared my Valley Fever journey and what this disease looks like from the patient's perspective — not as a statistic or textbook case, but through lived experience.

The response was unforgettable. People came up afterward, shook my hand, gave me thumbs up from across the room, and told me how much my story impacted them. Several individuals from public health and federal agencies personally thanked me for sharing my experience and helping bring the patient voice into the conversation. It reaffirmed exactly why SVFSA exists.

I want to sincerely thank Rob Purdie and the MyCARE Foundation for inviting us to the Valley Fever Patient Forum and making our team feel so welcome. I also want to recognize my physician, Dr. George Thompson, who attended and has played an important role in my care.

We were also able to record the forum, and we're excited to share highlights from this important conversation with our community. Once the footage is reviewed and edited, we'll be sharing approved portions on the SVFSA YouTube channel, Facebook, Instagram, and our other social media platforms.

Stay tuned — there's a lot of valuable Valley Fever information coming.

I was proud to have members of the SVFSA team there with me — our Secretary Zarinah Galovich, Treasurer Gretta Etheridge, and our friend and media support Eric Barnes.

SVFSA is growing, and nights like this show we're moving in the right direction.

Our goal is to work alongside survivors, caregivers, doctors, researchers, public health organizations, nonprofits, and advocates to educate our communities, support survivors, and make sure the patient voice is heard.

If your organization is interested in collaborating with SVFSA, supporting our work, sharing educational resources, or helping expand Valley Fever awareness, we'd love to connect.

🌐 svfsa.org

Survivors have a voice. We're making sure it's heard.

Raising awareness, supporting survivors and families, and promoting early detection of Valley Fever. Advocating for research, prevention, and partnerships to improve outcomes and work toward a cure—built from real experience.SVFSA is a judgment-free zone.

05/02/2026

📢 Valley Fever Awareness

Valley Fever risk increases during dry, dusty conditions, especially in the late summer and fall months.

These graphics highlight who may be at higher risk and help bring attention to how serious Valley Fever can be, especially in dusty and high-exposure environments.

Source: Valley Fever Support Group — thank you for continuing to educate and bring awareness to the community.

At Sacramento Valley Fever Survivors & Awareness (SVFSA), our mission is to help people understand the risks, what to watch for, and how to protect themselves and their families.

Stay aware. Stay informed. Stay protected.