Matthew Lesko who is TV’s best known personality who genuinely seeks to educate the American pubic about available grant opportunities, will be attending our Vegas Casino night on November 11, 2011 at the Hilliard Art Gallery. You may best know him as providing detailed information on how to apply for government grants that most people are unaware of due to the lack of publicity.
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November 11, 2011 marks a special day for the Niemann-Pick Children’s Fund. It will host the “Vegas in Kansas City Casino Night” from 7-11 pm at the Hilliard Gallery in downtown Kansas City. Will you be there to show your support?

The money raised from the Casino Night will help further the fight against a horrible fatal disease called Niemann-Pick Type C.  NPC is the cells inability to metabolize cholesterol that stores fatty lipids in the brain, liver, spleen, and bone marrow causing a domino effect of neurological problems that lead ultimately to their untimely death.  No cure. It’s a 100% FATAL. Continue Reading

Gavin and His Mother’s Heartbreaking Story

Kristen and Fernando Lopez have 3 children from Little Elm, Texas. Gavin there oldest son has Niemann-Pick Type C disease. Recently they were on the TV show The Doctors talking about their guilt about having a child with Niemann-Pick Type C. This is very normal to have these feelings because we as parents love our children so much that we want to fix them even with a rare disease. The show was focusing around Overcoming Guilt. Continue Reading

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You possibly can recall someone you knew that suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Currently 5.3 million Americans are living with this progressive and fatal brain disease with no cure (www.Alz.org). Alzheimer’s is progressively devastating in how it destroys brain cells, causes loss of memory (progressive dementia), and problems with intellectual functions that affect many of the things you and I take for granted. Alzheimer’s is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (www.Alz.org).

In comparison to Niemann-Pick Type C Disease (NPC), it has maybe less than a 100 people currently living in the U nited States. Many sources state that 500 cases have been diagnosed ever worldwide. That’s not exactly as common of disease as Alzheimer’s.  NPC is described as a genetic degenerative neurological  disorder that mostly strikes during childhood that stores fatty lipids in the brain, liver, spleen, and bone marrow because of the cells inability to metabolize cholesterol. Although uncommon, adult onset can take place with NPC. Outcome is also fatal with no cure. Continue Reading