I started the FH Foundation five years ago at my kitchen table after my heart attack and a difficult journey to an FH diagnosis. At the time, there were no online resources for families with FH, no national FH registry and no FH community. There was not even a diagnostic code for this very common, life-threatening genetic condition.
Today, we can confidently declare that we have started a movement, a movement that will give many people the chance to see their children grow up and their grandchildren be born. The FH Foundation is the only organization in the nation solely focused on addressing the gaps in knowledge and care that have led to so many unnecessary heart attacks and early deaths. Over 21,000 people a month visit the FH Foundation website to take advantage of our resources. Some are families. Some are healthcare providers. And some are policy makers.
Yet there is so much more work ahead in ensuring everyone with FH receives a timely diagnosis, appropriate care, and family screenings.
Please join me in this important work. It is for you, because of you, and only with you, that we can bring about rapid and effective change. Invest in the future of hundreds of thousands of families that are facing early heart disease. Please make a generous donation today.
All of us at the FH Foundation send our heartfelt thanks and wish you and your family healthy and happy holidays.
Our work is saving lives.
With gratitude,
