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Warning these pictures are very graphic but everyone must be advised of the devastating and sometimes fatal effect of Stevens Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and other diseases caused by ADR's Adverse Drug Reactions. Please be aware of the side effects of any drug you take prescribed or over the counter. If you have an adverse reaction, stop taking it and see your doctor immediately. Angela's SJS was triggered by Ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin)
Dad nearly dies after horrific reaction to ANTIBIOTICS left him with burns covering his body
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A FATHER-of-two nearly died and was left looking like a “real-life zombie” after a horrific allergic reaction to antibiotics. Josh Dennis, 38, revealed his scrotum “looked like a brain oozing…Christchurch woman's battle for treatment after being struck down by rare illness
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Christchurch woman who survived tough-to-treat allergic reaction now living with the grim side effects of it.As a child, Pam said, Patrick suffered from Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare and serious disorder affecting the skin and mucous membranes. That illness, she said, led to these issues. Patrick graduated from Stratford High School in 1997.
Stratford Star|The News of Stratford, Connecticut
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For the Pantalone story: Stratford native Patrick Pantalone is suffering from Berger's disease and is in need of a kidney transplant. He is picturedDecember 28, 2017 Greetings Friends and Family,
We hope that you all had a Happy Holiday and we wish you the very best in the New Year. Here we are at the second anniversary of the death of our beautiful daughter, Angela or Angie as many of you knew her. It is still a struggle for us and always will be but even more so at Christmas. She was not able to sit in her chair for Christmas dinner two years ago as she was in ICU. Three days later she was gone from us forever. That chair still sits empty. It is still unbelievable to us. It seems like she could walk through the front door with that infectious smile of hers and give us a big hug like she always did. She was so disappointed two years ago when she could not be with the family that Christmas day. The Holidays were always very important to her and we know that she would want us to celebrate them with family. However, it is difficult to be joyful even with family around with that empty chair at the table.
Two years ago, we received around $10,000 in donations for research at Angela’s visitation and funeral. After months and months of searching we finally found an institution willing to start doing research in Stevens - Johnson Syndrome. In December of 2016 we presented a check for $22,000 (from all your donations) to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. As of this writing the fund at VUMC has received a little over $32,000 in donations thanks to all of you. Still, more awareness and more money is needed
A website dedicated to the memory of Angela, Stevens Johnson Syndrome and research at Vanderbilt has been created by our longtime friend Mitch Rose. Please take some time to visit this website to read about Angela, Stevens Johnson Syndrome and the progress Vanderbilt is making in their research. www.AngelaWanpenAnderson.com At the opening page, you will see that there is a link where you can donate by credit card to the “Angela Anderson Memorial Research Fund for SJS/TEN”. If you prefer to write a check, make it payable to VUMC and put Angela Anderson SJS/TEN fund in the memo. Mail it to:
Derek Brown, Executive Director of Development
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 900
Nashville, TN 37203
Last March I was invited to tell “Angela’s story” at an International Stevens Johnson Syndrome conference in Orlando, Florida by Teri Manolio, one of the department heads of the NIH (National Institute of Health). She said she wanted the scientists to hear the “human side” of their research. Researchers from institutions all over the United States as well as 15 other countries were in attendance. Two months later Duke University’s Medical Center asked me to speak at their national Human Genomics Medicine conference in Silver Spring, MD. If someone would have asked me to speak to a bunch of Doctors, Phd’s and scientests before Angela’s death, I couldn’t have. I would have been too intimidated. But now, I have no fear. I have already faced the worst fear a parent can face.
angelawanpenanderson.com
In Memory Of Angela Wanpen Anderson (March 17, 1993 - December 28, 2015) This site is dedicated to honoring the memory of Angela Wanpen Anderson and to bring attention to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS...In a note from Drew Warner, he said, "When I got to Centennial HS, on my second day as a freshman, I was so intimidated by high school. "Ang" must have noticed, and she came up with a big smile and started asking how I was doing. I never will forget how comforting that was." A very special thank you goes out to Drew for his kind words and generous donation to the Angela Anderson Memorial Research Fund for SJS/TEN at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.. You too can now donate directly to VUMC at the following link: webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/vumc-giving/landing…https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/vumc-giving/landing…