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Co-Author of Could It Be B12? An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses.

Sally M. Pacholok, RN has been researching B12 deficiency and practicing emergency nursing for 30 years. She diagnosed herself with B12 deficiency after doctors failed to identify her condition at the age of 22. Sally is an international speaker and co-author ofCould It Be B12? An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses. She has been a guest on numerous radio, print, and syndicated talk shows. Could It Be B12? won the Indie Excellence Award for best health book in 2011. It has been translated into Dutch, Slovak, Bulgarian, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. In 2012, a documentary was made based on their book. Sally has also co-authored Could it Be B12″ Paediatric edition:What every parent needs to know.

In 2015, a feature film titled Sally Pacholok was created by E.L. Productions, based on the true story of Sally’s lifelong battle to improve our health care system, create a standard of care change, and expose poor practice. The tag-line for the film is “This nurse could save your life.” Sally Pacholok won best feature film at the 2015 D.C. International Film Festival. Cast and crew took home 10 awards at the 2015 TIVA Awards. Sally is the co-author of the new book, Could It Be B12?-Pediatric Edition. What Every Parent Needs to Know About Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Sally is a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) provider, Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) provider and an active member of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). She received her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Visit: www.b12awareness.org 

Pat Kornic’s daughter was diagnosed with pernicious anaemia in 1994 at a time when the internet was still in its infancy.  Information about this anaemia could only be found in outdated books in the reference section of the library. Pat spent many of her lunch hours from work at the libraries in Toronto searching for information but it wasn’t until her retirement in 2003 that she upgraded her computer and began searching the web for information. In early 2005, Pat joined the Anaemia Society, the forerunner to the present day Pernicious Anaemia Society. Later that year, the Anaemia Society upgraded to a larger website and became known as the Pernicious Anaemia Society.  In 2006, Pat became one of its moderators and continued in that position until leaving in 2014. During this time, she was the Canadian Delegate to the Pernicious Anaemia Society and was a member of the Management Council of the Pernicious Anaemia Society.  Pat also started a Facebook Group “Pernicious Anaemia/B12Deficiency Support Group” which offers support and advice to those afflicted with pernicious anaemia or B12 Deficiency.

Pat is the lead author of the following research article Influence of Treatment Parameters on Symptom Relief in Individuals with Vitamin B12 Deficiency 

Henk worked as an Engineer of Electronics near Groningen, Netherlands for 33 years. In 1995 his wife was diagnosed as extremely B12 deficient, sadly this was overlooked for a long time and resulted in serious and permanent neurological damage. When Henk retired in 2001 he created his B12 website dedicated to helping others.

Visit: http://home.kpn.nl/hindrikdejong