Stay tuned… the official announcement is coming soon!
Enjoy the Opening Day festivities and hear from Amy Yasbeck and Watkins Little (Ridiculously Photogenic Guy) in this video: http://livestre.am/1Ktse. If you’re short on time, the interview with Amy and Watkins begins at 10:33 in the video. Watch to see how Watkins spent his day with host and Olympian Carrie Tollefson.
The John Ritter Foundation (JRF) is proud to announce it has been selected as an official charity of the 2012 ING New York City Marathon to take place on Sunday, November 4, 2012. This is an amazing opportunity to increase awareness of thoracic aortic disease, as well as raise funds to support education and research. We feel truly honored to have been chosen.
Watkins “Zeddie” Little (Ridiculously Photogenic Guy) shared the good news during his interview on Good Morning America (GMA) this a.m. JRF is also very happy that Watkins will run the marathon with Team Ritter. Check out Watkins’ GMA interview here.
We are currently recruiting runners to join our team. We are looking for people who are passionate about increasing awareness of aortic dissection and its risk factors and committed to raising funds to support the JRF. JRF has been given a limited number of slots for our team. If you want to run for the JRF and would like to apply for a position on the team, please send an email to info@johnritterfoundation.org that includes the following information:
- Name
- Your story – tell us about yourself and why you want to run for the John Ritter Foundation
- Your age and running experience
- Mailing address
- Phone number(s)
- Email address
- Any other information you believe we should know about you
- If possible, we would also like hear about your ideas to raise funds
We will be announcing the team members in early May, so please get your response to us by Friday, April 20, 2012.
If you are not a runner but would like to support Team Ritter, click here. Donations to JRF can also be made through our own website. Thank you for your support!
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On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Amy Yasbeck and Dr. Dianna Milewicz will be phone guests on Robin Craig LIVE at 9:00 p.m. Central time (7:00 p.m. Pacific / 10:00 p.m. Eastern). They will discuss thoracic aortic dissection, the John Ritter Foundation, the John Ritter Research Program, and more. To watch the show, log on to http://www.robincraigdirect.com/ and click the “TV Show” tab. The show airs in lieu of the photo montage above the chat room. If you log on early, hit “Refresh” until the show is live. Viewers will be able to join the conversation via a live interactive chat room.
Robin Craig LIVE is a weekly live web TV show that broadcasts on Stickam.com (viewers only need a computer and Internet access to watch). This show, in its third year of production, is produced and hosted by Robin Craig, a 3-time Emmy Award-Winning TV Producer. It airs at 9:00 p.m. Central time (7:00 p.m. Pacific / 10:00 p.m. Eastern) on Tuesday evenings. Robin was widowed in 2005 and this show, while covering an array of topics, is geared to help the widowed and grieving.
2nd Annual Adler Paddler
The 2nd annual ADLER PADDLER will be held this Saturday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day) at 9:00 a.m. in Long Beach, California. The event is being held in memory of Steve Adler and to raise awareness for aortic disease, the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, and the Thoracic Aortic Disease Coalition. Funds raised will benefit the John Ritter Foundation.
If you enjoy stand up paddling or prone paddling or just want to have fun supporting a worthy cause, come on out!
WHERE: Belmont Shores, Long Beach, California
WHAT: A FREE 2.8 mile Stand Up Paddle & Prone Paddle Race/ Fun Paddle around Naples Island
Sources for more information:
Email: info@thesupspot.com
Website: http://paddlewithpurpose.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/2nd-annual-adler-paddler/
Event poster: 2nd Annual Adler Paddler
The John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases announced the opening of an Aortic Disease Clinic as a collaborative partnership with UT Physicians Cardiology, Medical Genetics, and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. The clinic’s mission is to provide expert risk assessment, personalized management and integrated clinical care for individuals and families with thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections, along with other vascular diseases and cardiac valve abnormalities.
The clinic focuses on patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections, congenital vascular disorders including bicuspid aortic valve, and other congenital vasculopathies. The clinic offers long-term cardiology follow-up for patients with imaging surveillance, same-day interpretation of echocardiograms, and timely referrals for surgery or medical genetics evaluation and genetic counseling as appropriate.
Additional information on the John Ritter Research Program and the Aortic Disease Clinic can be found here: http://www.johnritterresearchprogram.org/2012/03/john-ritter-research-program-ut-physicians-launch-aortic-disease-clinic/.
Family gatherings over the holidays are perfect for collecting important family medical history information. Read more here. Now is also the perfect time to discuss enrolling in research. Please tell your family about the research the John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases is doing to identify the genetic basis of aortic aneurysms and dissections.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Pocket Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease are now available to physicians and other healthcare providers free of charge thanks to the Thoracic Aortic Disease (TAD) Coalition and a grant from W.L. Gore & Associates. The 64-page booklet is based on the guidelines published in March 2010.
“It is vital that the guidelines, which were developed by nine leading medical associations, be incorporated into clinical practice because too many patients with aortic disease do not know they are at risk of a potentially fatal aortic dissection,” said Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, Director of the John Ritter Research Program at UTHealth.
Read more here.
In an interview for SkyRadio, Amy Yasbeck discusses the founding of the John Ritter Foundation, creation of the Ritter Rules, formation of the Thoracic Aortic Disease Coalition (TAD Co), and the collaborative efforts to develop the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease.
Click here to listen: Yasbeck interview on SkyRadio
Barefoot in November tells the story of Benjamin Carey’s triumph over the diagnosis and surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm, culminating in his completion of the New York Marathon one year later. Amy Yasbeck says the book is “touching and inspiring”.
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/62486037?access_key=key-z0ugpbh1fay8njeojju
