Friends of the NIH Clinical Center

Today I recieved this e-mail from Friends of the Clinical Center - a non-profit that tries to help patients at the Clinical Center at NIH with unexpected issues that come up and can't be paid for by the usual government funding. They need some help this weekend - I know several readers are local to the area - if anyone has free time and thinks they could help, here's the info and contact.

Hello dear FOCC Volunteers,

We are having the Bethesda Row Arts Festival this coming weekend – Sat. Oct. 18 and Sunday Oct. 19th.

I am looking for a few volunteers to come help run the Spin art table. It is quite fun and raises money for our charities.

Please let me know if you can come by for a couple of hours either day. The hours are 10:30 am – to help set-up-to 6pm. I will be there to guide you through the activity.

Look forward to seeing you!

Heidi

Heidi S. Grolig
Executive Director
Friends of The Clinical Center,
NIH Charities
Office: 301-402-0193
Mobile: 301-938-4777
Fax: 301-480-4417
E-mail: groligh@mail.nih.gov

Comments

Ratner's Cheesecake

Here's another recipe from Toby! Thanks Toby......and I'll get the others posted soon! Ratner's Cheesecake and plain cookies Ratner's was a Jewish dairy restaurant in the lower East Side of Manhattan. This recipe, from my disintegrating, no longer in print Ratner's cookbook, is the closest I've ever gotten to reproducing the rich, heavy cheesecake my mother made when I was a kid. It's worth the time it takes to prepare and every last calorie. Dough Can be prepared in advance. Makes enough for two cakes. Can be frozen or used to make cookies – see recipe below. 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1 cup butter 2 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients with hands. Refrigerate 3 -4 hours, or preferably overnight. Filling (for

The next generation with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

I'm so behind on posting about the trip to Puerto Rico. Since the episode of Mystery Diagnosis on Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome ran right after we got home, it's been a little busy. These, however, are my favorite pictures from Puerto Rico. I know, not pretty senery etc - but these little guys and gals inspire me. They are the next generation of folks with HPS, and if we keep up the hard work, they will live better lives because of it. They motivate me.

The blog is back, I hope

What started as a way to share news about HPS and what it is like to live with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome has fallen apart badly! There are a lot of reasons for this. Some are related to health. Some are related to time. And some are related to mental health. Finally, the last obstacle was technical. I lost access to my blog. Every time I started to work on regaining access, something interrupted the process and I’d have to start all over again. Before you say it, I know. A blog is so old school. Haven’t you heard of a vlog Heather? Or maybe TikTok? I know my limits. I have a great face for radio. I’m not particularly eager to film myself. When I do, I feel I need to spend extra time putting on makeup or fixing my hair. Yet, often when I have the time to do something like this, it is early in the morning or late at night. I don’t want to “get ready.” I’m having a hard enough time squeezing this in without staging myself. Grin. I’m trying to start with small goals. Right now, I’m h

Living on the frontlines

Search This Blog