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Board of Directors
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Lynn Bozof, the President
of NMA, resides in Atlanta, GA. Her 20-year-old
son, Evan, died on April 20, 1998, after a 26-day
battle with meningococcal disease.
During these 26 days, he had both arms and legs
amputated. Evan was a college junior, honor student
and pitcher on his university baseball team.
At that time, all of his family was unaware that
a vaccine existed that could have saved his life. Read
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| Lori Buher, an NMA Director, resides in Mt. Vernon, WA. Lori had never heard of meningococcal disease until her son Carl contracted the life-threatening bacterial infection when he was 14. Carl survived, but he needed to have his legs amputated to save his life. It was only after her son’s experience that Lori learned immunization may have prevented this. Read Carl Buher's Story. |
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| Leslie Maier, the Secretary of NMA, resides in Tucson, AZ. Leslie’s
son Chris was a high school senior and a star
soccer player when meningococcal disease tragically
took his life in 2005. The disease progressed
so quickly that Chris, a healthy, active young
man, died the day after his first symptoms
appeared. Leslie was not aware that immunization
may have prevented her son’s death and
now wants to protect other families from experiencing
the same tragedy. Read
Christopher's Story. |
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| Nancy Springer passed away in September, 2008. Nancy was affected by meningococcemia when
her then 14-year-old son, Nick, came down with
the disease in August 1999. Within 24 hours,
Nick, who was at sleep away camp, was on full
life support and kidney dialysis. Nick did survive,
but both his legs and hands were amputated as
a result of the disease. Nick now enjoys wheelchair
rugby, sled hockey, swimming, and walks with
prosthetics. Read
Nick's Story. |
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