13-Year-Old Tommy Ludlow Receives Courage To Shine™ Award Tommy Ludlow, the young recipient of the this year’s Courage to Shine award is already inspiring others to turn challenge into opportunity. Tommy received the honor, in part, because he is by all available accounts the first bladder exstrophy patient to hike to Mt. Everest Base Camp. The 12-day…
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Mindi Plumley Thayer – Triumphing Over Exstrophy
Triumphing Over Exstrophy By Mindi Plumley Thayer I was born on April 17, 1982 at 3:43 pm. I was the first child of two for my parents Dale and Nina Plumley. At birth the doctors thought I had a hernia. When they went in to repair the hernia they discovered that I had classic bladder exstrophy….
Jessica Sanchez – Embracing Bladder Exstrophy
Embracing Bladder Exstrophy By Jessica Sanchez My name is Jessica Sanchez. I am 26 years old, born and raised in Washington State and I was born with classic bladder exstrophy. But bladder exstrophy is not who I am, it’s just a part of me. I am a daughter, a sister, a mother, a wife, a…
Alice Ambrose – Featured as a UroMed Hometown Hero
Alice Ambrose a long time friend of the Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community was featured as a UroMed Hometown Hero on the UroMed blog from May 14 – 20, 2012 at http://www.uromed.com/blog/ Below are the links to the articles written by John Phillips and posted on the UroMed Hometown Heroes Blog site: PART 1 of…
Courage to Shine™ 