| Public Awareness and Vaccine Research Support. Working Together to Eradicate Congenital CMV Disease. Member of the External Partner Group, in conjunction with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| The Brendan B. McGinnis Congenital CMV Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) dedicated to raising public awareness about congenital CMV, to raise donations to support research for a vaccine for CMV, and to affect change in the medical community so that physicians will begin to test women for CMV prior to pregnancy. Ultimately, our mission is to save babies yet to be born from suffering life-altering virus. |
vast range of emotions that accompany that diagnosis. Where can you go? With whom can you talk about all of the questions and thoughts that are running through your mind? Or maybe you have a loved one that has been living with the effects of congenital CMV for years and you just want to share your story, share some photos, and link up with other CMV Families. Maybe you want to lend support to those new CMV Families by way of sharing tips....how to navigate the health systems with a special needs child, how to create your own special needs "equipment" for your child by using non-special needs items, all things big and little but simply just to share and communicate with each other. We can be there for each other and now our Foundation has provided the forum to do just that! Click on the Facebook link below to go to the Brendan B. McGinnis Congenital CMV Foundation's page on Facebook. You can post questions, stories, photos and connect with other CMV Families. We will keep our events tab updated on that page as well. We hope you find this new feature helpful in many ways! |
| Connect with other CMV-affected Families |