Below is a listing of businesses that are owned by members of Ben's Friends patient communities. Shop at these stores and support each other!
Feel Good Gowns
Owned by Shalon Whitgob of AVMSurvivors.org, Feel Good Gowns makes fashionable hospital gowns for patients tired of sad and dreary blue gowns. Besides making good-looking gowns, Shalon is also an amazing person who's done so much for AVMSurvivors.org.
Lion Snaps
Lion Snaps were created to remind us that others have bigger struggles than we do. Just the simple task of walking can be a challenge for some. No matter what life gives us we have to take it one day at a time and one step at a time. All money raised will go to The AVMsurvivors Network and Bens Friends.....Thank you To place an order for a $2 donation please Email LionSnaps@verizon.net
Brainbows
Brainbows are hair bows that were created with the intention of raising awareness of AVMs as well as raising money for The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation. AVM survivor, and AVMsurvivors.org member Lindsey Troop (age 12) began selling the bows, after her friends became excited about her designs. They have since become very popular, so Lindsey and her mom now work on this project together. All Profit from the sale of Brainbows goes to the foundation (taafonline.org).
Fireworks on the Brain
The book describes the life of Jacob Klompstra, age 60, who suffered from ADHD his entire life, but was only recently diagnosed. It is the first book ever to describe living for 60 years with ADHD from the point of view of someone with ADHD. "Being a permanent outsider is unimaginably lonely. I've been searching all my life for acceptance, for a place where I can find tranquillity and peace of mind."
27 communities launched... and counting.
· Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
· ADHD/ADD
· Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
· Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
· Ataxia (International)
· Ataxia (U.S.A.)
· Atrial Septal Defect
· Autism
· Brain Aneurysms
· Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT)
· Chiari Malformation
· Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
· Crohn's Disease
· Disabilities
· Eagle Syndrome
· Erythromelalgia
· Fibromyalgia
· Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN)
· Hepatitis C
· Lupus
· Multiple Myeloma
· Myositis
· Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
· Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
· Synovial Sarcoma
· Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
· Von Willebrand's Disease (VWD)
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Ben’s Friends is made up of an army of volunteers and relies on donations to fund operations.
Your one-time donation goes directly towards supporting our patient communities.
1. Tell a friend or relative that we may have a community for them. Our communities are listed on the left side of this page.
2. Tell journalists and bloggers about our story and our mission.
3. Help us launch a new patient community for someone you know. Email info@bensfriends.org.
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