| 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 The Brendan B. McGinnis Congenital CMV Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) dedicated to for CMV, and to affect change in the medical community so that physicians will begin to test women raising public awareness about congenital CMV, to raise donations to support research for a vaccine for CMV prior to pregnancy. Ultimately, our mission is to save babies yet to be born from suffering the often devastating consequences of congenital CMV by eradicating this common but potentially life-altering virus. |
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| In Loving Memory of... |
| Emily, Owie's mom, says of her son "He was beautiful in every way. He opened not only me and my husband's eyes and those of his big sissy, but a lot of other people - many who never got the honor of meeting him. He did more without ever walking or talking than I will ever do. My little guy never let the pain get him down or show us he was in pain. He always greeted us with smiles. My daughter Devon says "Momma, remember my Owie's goofy smile?" He was everybody's Owie! He had a way of making you feel like you are the most important person in the world just by smiling at you." Submitted by his mom, Emily |

