Microgrants
Vascular Cures wants to reach people with information and ideas about how to prevent vascular disease. The Microgrant Award program was created to help support patients or caregivers who want to become ambassadors in their communities to help advance awareness and prevention of vascular diseases, including Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
Kim Campbell, RN, a passionate vascular health advocate who lost her mother to advanced PAD, was given the 2023 Patient Community Liaison Microgrant Award. She is working in Atlanta to build a network of patient partners, raise awareness about this devastating condition, and train future patient advocates. Her project focus is on educating her community in Atlanta and hometown of Greenville, Mississippi, about PAD with the goal of decreasing and potentially preventing amputations that result when the disease goes untreated. Kim helped care for her mother, Gertrude, whose PAD, despite great health insurance and frequent check-ups, went undiagnosed for many years and ultimately resulted in the amputation of both legs. Gertrude tirelessly raised awareness of the disease in her community and before Congress and now Kim is carrying on with the work. She says “I am passionate about continuing her legacy; as well as starting one of my own…this project (has the potential to be) very meaningful to the community by decreasing and possibly preventing the occurrence of amputations with research and early intervention.”
