Nonprofit Executive | PTSD Champion | MDMA-AT Advocate | Connector | Marine Corps Veteran
Today, I had the honor of standing alongside heroes and friends, advocating for the FDA to follow the science and approve MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD. With veteran suicide rates tragically high and PTSD affecting nearly 20% of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, the need for scientifically proven treatments has never been more urgent. Joining me were incredible allies: Jesse Gould, founder of Heroic Hearts Project, fellow Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt Dakota Meyer, Congressman Jack Bergman (LtGen, USMC ret), Congressman Lou Correa, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (USN), and Congressman Morgan Luttrell (USN SEAL) Their support and dedication to this cause are genuinely inspiring. Healing Breakthrough Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition Adam Marr Jonathan Lubecky Tommy Aceto Natalie Lupiani Jon Dalton Victor Bohm Deran Young Kegan GillWilliam Wisner Jason Moore-Brown Diane Goldstein Isaac C. Gilmore Brett Waters Reason for Hope @eric jansen Genevieve Wolff Jurvetson Amber Capone Martin Polanco, M.D. Bobbi Dunphy Jeremy Rudy Lisa Peier Balanced Veterans Network Grunt Style Foundation
Jacob Windle
3w
Meanwhile, in a parallel universe: Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration have recommended unanimously that the agency approve the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab. At a meeting Monday, the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11-0 that donanemab is effective at slowing down Alzheimer’s in the disease’s early stages and that the drug’s benefits outweigh its risks. All 11 committee members also recommended that doctors and patients have the option of halting monthly infusions if tests show that most amyloid plaques — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s — have been removed from the brain. The evidence that donanemab works is “very strong,” said Dean Follmann, a committee member and statistician at the National Institutes of Health. And although it does not stop the disease, it slows the progression enough to be “meaningful to patients.”
Everyone did a great job today
Chris Wyse
3w
Are you aware of this study and trending opinion on factors related to concussive effects? More coming. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7213663795536146432/
Always proud to stand with you. Onward!
So much respect for the work you’re doing. Such an inspiration.
Matt Paul
3w
We are privileged to have you as a key piece to the effort of saving lives. Thank you for all that you are doing to advocate for our veterans.
Thank you for all of your efforts. You are fantastic!
That’s incredible, happy you’re doing what you love and are so passionate about. You’re going to make a real difference for so many.
So proud of you, thank you for all you do.
US Army Officer, Armor/Transportation
3wETA for these treatment?