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Build and support the NF/SWN community while raising funds and awareness. Then celebrate with a casual walk with serious fun! If you can’t make it to one of our walk events, create an event of your own that fits your timeline, your location, and is something YOU want to do!

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Meet the 2026 NF Midwest Scholarship Recipients 

The NF Midwest Scholarship Program is proud to celebrate another year of supporting students with neurofibromatosis as they work toward their educational dreams.  Each year, NF Midwest awards scholarships to students across our six-state region. These students are pursuing their goals while also navigating life with NF, and we are honored to play a small…

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Why Clinical Trials Matter, and Why They Matter Especially for NF

Every treatment that exists today: every medication, every therapy, every breakthrough, started somewhere. It started with a question, a hypothesis, and eventually, a clinical trial. May 20 is National Clinical Trials Day, a moment to recognize the remarkable system that turns scientific ideas into real-world answers. For the NF community (patients, families, caregivers, and advocates)…

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Neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis are complicated to say. Care, support, and navigating your journey with it doesn’t have to be. No one should fight alone. We’re here with you and in this together.

One in 2,000 People have some form of NF. They are rare genetic conditions.
3 Conditions NF is an umbrella terms for at least three condtions. Neurofibromtosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-Related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN), and other schwannomatosis (SWN)