Linda’s Blogs

New Video on Having a Whipple Procedure Through Laparoscopy

Advances in laparoscopic surgery make it a much better option if you're in need of a pancreatic surgery. This procedure will help you recover faster as you are not going to be hindered by a very large surgical incision. Please go to our YouTube channel to this video. Dr.Michael Kendrick, MD, is in the forefront, cutting edge of Medicine.  ...

New Video on YouTube Channel

We've added a new video to the Hageman Foundation YouTube channel! Visit our YouTube channel to see a discussion by Dr. Michael Kendrick of the Mayo Clinic about Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery. It's a great watch!

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MEN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

I would like to commend Jacqui for this PowerPoint presentation.  It really brings a human focus to MEN.  Please help us to present more MEN Information such as this presentation.  E-mail us your thoughts and or comments.  If you have a story you would like to share please contact us.  Our e-mailing lists do not ...

“Getting to Know MEN1″

Jacqui Miller, who was diagnosed with MEN in the 80's, presents the face of MEN and how best to serve an affected community through a website. We're using Jacqui's ideas and this presentation to improve the Hageman Foundation website. Please take a look at this great presentation and leave feedback if you have any ideas. Hageman ...

From Linda

Thank-You Shelley for the kind words.  We are in the process of a web page design and hope to be adding new articles (a great article on Pancreatogenic Diabetes (the type of diabetes you have when you no longer have a pancreas) and  life after a total Whipple Procedure to be posted next week.  A ...

Linda Blogs

Yesterday we had a meeting for Hageman Foundation with board members and fellow MEN'ers (a first for me).  We are discussing the path that Hageman Foundation for MEN should begin taking the get more information out to people with MEN and their physicians.  Any Ideas would be very much appreciated for instance what kind of information ...

Grant Writer

We are happy to announce that we now have a grant writer.  She is very familiar with the world of grant writing and programing.  Her name is Katie and she will be my new right hand  (Thank God).  I will continue to answer questions and write medical articles.  If any of you come across a ...

Hageman foundation for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Great news for Hageman Foundation for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia WE now have a Grant Writer to cover some of our expenses and this frees me up to do more research and writing regarding Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia and Pancreatogenic Diabetes and the Whipple Procedure. The goals we are trying to reach:      More understandable education for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia      ...

MEN Seminar

There will be an MEN Seminar presented by MD Anderson, Saturday, June 26, 2010.  I am in the process of obtaining the flyer for this.  You could contact Thereasa Rich tarich@mdanderson.org  for information.   Airports that are close to M D Anderson are Bush or Hobby (Hobby is a bit closer, but is much smaller so there ...