UMDF Connect
Go Pro For Mito Golf Tournament Huge Success
It was the offer of help from a co-worker that started a fundraiser idea that has grown into a huge golf tournament called “Go Pro for Mito.”
Ambassador Finds Support Helping Other Patients
As a UMDF Support Ambassador, Susan helps patients and families navigate their own mito journey.
Symposium Teen Program Results in Lasting Friendship
The teen/young adult meetings hosted by UMDF launched an amazing friendship and support system.
Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust – A UMDF Partner for 15 years
Since 2004, the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust has generously provided $735,000 to the UMDF for patient support geared towards our younger patients.
Humor keeps Garry Krueger above Water
Garry Kruger didn’t understand what was happening, but he does remember that his symptoms started in 1999.
McGovern Family is Writing its own Research Story
Writers Loretta and Dave McGovern are hoping for a happy ending when it comes to research for their son, Cavan, who was diagnosed with Kearns Sayre Syndrome (KSS).
2nd Cousins For A Cure Raises $190,000+
An early snowstorm along the east coast could not stop the success of the 2nd Cousins for A Cure fundraiser event at the Woodcrest Country Club in New Jersey.
Meet the Stewarts: The Story Behind the Gift of Energy
The holidays are meant to be spent at home with family, building memories and traditions. For many mito families, the holidays are spent in the hospital.
Meet Traci Medford-Rosow
Author donates the royalties from her book about a LHON patient to UMDF.
A New Beginning for FMM and UMDF
Consider a fresh beginning and new journey with UMDF For Susan Schreer Davis, the year 2009 brought her to one of the lowest points in her journey with mitochondrial disease. Davis, who lives in Kennesaw, GA, remembers the time as incredibly intense....