Innovating in Diabetes Insipidus Management: A Breakthrough in Blood Sodium Testing
Introduction Managing diabetes insipidus just got a significant boost, thanks to the groundbreaking work of …
Amy Wood
Raymond A. Wood Foundation Reveals Caregiver Burden in Pioneering Craniopharyngioma Study
The Raymond A. Wood Foundation recently published its first research study entitled “Caregiver burden and …
Working to Develop a Sodium Meter for DI Patients
The Raymond A. Wood Foundation (RAWF) entered an agreement with Giner Labs, a world-renowned center …
Will You Help Us?
My husband and I started this foundation in 2017 with a simple idea to provide handheld blood analyzers to brain tumor survivors like our son Alex. We had struggled so long to effectively manage his diabetes insipidus and the analyzer changed our lives. We knew others needed to have access to this device so we set out to remove the barriers to getting them. We quickly realized that there were so many other issues that needed to be tackled both for Alex and other survivors — issues likely faced by you or your child or loved one.
Blessings
Three years ago today life changed for my son, Alex. In a matter of 24 hours, his life journey took a major turn from being a typical 4-year-old boy doing typical 4-year old boy things to a child that would face of lifetime of medical, emotional and physical challenges. We woke up this very morning three years ago the same as we always do, business as usual, but with one little telltale sign that landed him in an MRI hours later and emergency brain surgery the next day.
