Terri Leffler

Hello, my name is Terri Leffler and I am happy to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I grew up in a small Midwestern town in southern Wisconsin, where the winters are long and cold.  I now live in a beautiful southern city in Mississippi, where the summers are long and hot.  I also enjoy…

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Deanna Patrick

Hi, my name is Deanna Patrick and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada but now live in Port Huron, Michigan with my two children, who are Alpha-1 carriers.  I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 when I was one-and-a-half-years-old when my sister began having problems with…

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David Gilbert

Hi, my name is David Gilbert and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in southwest Michigan with my wife and two teenage sons.  I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) by my family physician after injuring my ribs in a vehicle crash.  That was in 1997, and I’ve…

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