Thao was healthy until May 2024, when she developed sudden-onset right-side ptosis. Supporting the MGFA's mission has helped her transform something incredibly challenging into something meaningful.
When myasthenia gravis impacts family or friends, a hero steps up! With sleeves rolled high and courage to spare, this everyday champion turns a community fundraiser into a force for good, rallying friends, neighbors, and local businesses to join the fight for a cure.
If you’re passionate about supporting the MGFA, organizing a local fundraiser is a great way to raise awareness and generate funds for research, patient support, and advocacy.
In February the MGFA and the MG Community lost a dedicated volunteer
and champion advocate of patients and caregivers. Friends and staff remember his
legacy.
MGFA sat down with MG patient Julie and her boyfriend, Zack, who is
running the marathon for MG awareness, to talk about why supporting the MGFA matters to them
both.