Welcoming Paul Feuerstadt, Debbie Trinker, and David Shlaes to Our Board of Directors
On February 5, we announced the appointment of Paul Feuerstadt, MD; Debbie Trinker, BA, JD; and …
Navigating the Challenges Together: Tackling C. diff with the Power of Peer Support
Peggy Lillis Foundation’s Peer Support Network is an online program for people affected by Clost…
2023 “See C. Diff” Reaches 23 Million People!
We did it! Once again, the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education and Advocacy (PLF) surp…
PLF in the News: Advocate Jenny Feldman Sits Down with Pharmacy Times
PLF Advocate and C. diff survivor, Jenny Feldman, sits down with Pharmacy Times to discuss navig…
2023 Changing the Odds Gala Raises $110,000 for C. diff Education and Advocacy
On Friday, November 3rd, Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) held its 14th Annual Changing the Odds Ga…
PLF in the News: Advocate and Board Member Carol Raye Featured On KevinMD
C. diff survivor, Patient Advocate, and Peggy Lillis Foundation Board Member, Carol Raye, has a …
COVID-19 Revealed How a Lack of Care for Seniors Affects Us All
Our executive director, Christian John Lillis, wrote this essay for Pharmacy Times Health System…
The surprising origin of a deadly hospital infection
PLF Scientific Advisor Vince Young, MD, PhD, was featured in a University of Michigan Medicine a…
In advocates’ ongoing push for superbug funding, ‘$6 billion is nothing’
When Peggy Lillis died of a clostridium difficile infection in 2010, her sons were shocked.
L…
Living With C diff: A Trauma That Lingers
We are pleased to work with ContagionLive to bring stories of C. diff survivors and advocates. F…
C. diff in the News: Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children
On August 10, 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics published an updated review of Epidemiolog…
C. diff In The News: Clostridioides Difficile Infection Associated With Increased Risk of All-Cause Mortality
A recent study published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection sheds light on the concerning ass…