What Is NF?
Neurofibromatosis (usually called NF) is a neurological disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve endings throughout the body. Although NF occurs in one in 3,000 children born and causes a range of problems such as learning disabilities, bone deformities, blindness, deafness, severe chronic pain and even cancer, few people know about it.
I won a Sappi Ideas that Matter grant to work with the Children's Tumor Foundation and produce an awareness campaign that included phone kiosk ads, an informational book, and a website. The goal is to promote earlier and more accurate diagnoses and more empathy toward those afflicted with this disfiguring disorder.
Neurofibromatosis (usually called NF) is a neurological disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve endings throughout the body. Although NF occurs in one in 3,000 children born and causes a range of problems such as learning disabilities, bone deformities, blindness, deafness, severe chronic pain and even cancer, few people know about it.
I won a Sappi Ideas that Matter grant to work with the Children's Tumor Foundation and produce an awareness campaign that included phone kiosk ads, an informational book, and a website. The goal is to promote earlier and more accurate diagnoses and more empathy toward those afflicted with this disfiguring disorder.
