2019 A-BE-C Great Lakes Chapter 11th Annual Summer Campout Friday, July 26 to Sunday, July 28, 2019 – You are invited to join us for a weekend campout with families dealing with bladder exstrophy, cloacal exstrophy, epispadias and hypospadias. This is a great way to connect with other families, share in similar experiences and know…
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Jon Pierroz – Adversity to Triumph
Jon Pierroz – Adversity to Triumph Jon Pierroz interview by Courage to Shine™ and he just got married this month. Classic Bladder Exstrophy Email to Jon: Jon@courage-to-shine.org Please read Courage-to-Shine.org disclaimer!
Rachel Fisher Althizer – Turning Fear Into Confidence
Turning Fear Into Confidence By Rachel Fisher, My name is Rachel Fisher, I’m 23 years old and I was born with classic bladder exstrophy. My life began in New Bern, North Carolina in 1992. My medical experience started with an immediate closure, reclosure and bladder neck reconstruction. Unfortunately, at age four I developed blockages in…
The 2016 B.E.S.T. (Bladder Exstrophy Support Team) Campout
Friday August 5 to Sunday August 7, 2016 Location: Campground By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA Address: 1150 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA IF you’d like to stay in a hotel, accommodations are close by. Inn by the Lake – This hotel is very nice and it’s almost across the street…
THOMAS EXLER – Founder & Chairman of Courage to Shine™
Hello my name is Thomas Exler, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Climbing the stairs at a waterfall in Iceland in May of 2011
For many years now, I have had been given a great opportunity to meet so many amazing people from all over the world, not in spite of, but because I was born with a rare birth defect called bladder exstrophy. My life has had numerous blessings because of it, and on the whole the blessings have gratefully outweighed all the negatives I have had to personally endure
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