Monthly Archives: July 2012

New IC Awareness Month Video!

Watch our video to learn more about why this is important and what you can do to help the cause. IC awareness is not one big activity, but lots of little activities that occur around the world. Whether it's sending a press release to your local paper or telling your story, you can make a [...]

By |2017-07-21T07:46:51-07:00July 28th, 2012|Announcements, IC Videos, Media Kit|Comments Off on New IC Awareness Month Video!

New Support Group Forming!

In case anyone you know is interested! We need more interest in a support group for the SF Bay/Santa Cruz Area. I have a lot of great ideas for this group, once we have a few more people on board, we can start organizing. If you are interested, please respond to this forum on ICN [...]

By |2012-07-25T00:56:40-07:00July 25th, 2012|Patient Projects, Self-Help, Ways to Get Involved|Comments Off on New Support Group Forming!

IC patient raises $911 for research via a car wash

We love patients who try to make a difference. ICer Margie Pettigrew Stephens reported the following: Did you hear I had a fundraiser carwash, and made $911.20 the money is going to Wake Forest Medical for research. Erica Chatfield she was also there we gave out information and educated a lot of people. The local [...]

By |2012-08-07T14:33:10-07:00July 25th, 2012|Announcements, Donations, Patient Projects, Ways to Get Involved|Comments Off on IC patient raises $911 for research via a car wash

Donations for IC – Think Local!

If you are considering making a donation to further the cause of IC: #1 - Think Local Is there a nearby support group that could use an extra $25 to help underwrite their costs? Often support group leaders pay for support group activities out of their own pockets. They may not ask, but they can [...]

By |2012-07-25T14:59:59-07:00July 10th, 2012|Donations|2 Comments

IC Fact Sheet

What is it: Interstitial cystitis is a pelvic pain condition with an unknown etiology. Patients typically experience "an unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder" that lasts longer than six weeks in the absence of infection or other identifiable causes. Some patients have large, bleeding ulcers in their bladders, [...]

By |2017-07-21T07:46:51-07:00July 10th, 2012|IC Educational Materials, Media Kit|1 Comment

Calgary IC’er Starts Int’l Proclamation Requests

Our gratitude to IC patient Stephen Pilch who, last year, was impressed that the city of Edmonton issued a proclamation for IC... thus, this year, asked his city of Calgary to do the same. Here's the proclamation information that provided the city! Please ask your Mayor, City Council, Governor, State Representative and/or Congressman to honor [...]

By |2012-07-10T15:12:30-07:00July 9th, 2012|Patient Projects, Proclamations|Comments Off on Calgary IC’er Starts Int’l Proclamation Requests

IC Patient Erin Barker Offers Touching Comedy Show About IC

http://storycollider.org/podcast/2012-06-14 Here's a fabulous, quite funny but also very revealing podcast shared by IC patient Erin Barker. She talks about how her mother had IC, had been warning her about how she might get it, and a pretty fun discussion she had with her doctor the very first time that she was diagnosed. Very heartfelt, [...]

By |2017-07-21T07:46:51-07:00July 9th, 2012|IC Videos, Patient Projects|2 Comments
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