the END blog

Today marks 10 years since our lives changed forever. Our bright, passionate, beautiful son Rory lost his battle with sepsis–a fight he should never have had to wage, a fight he fought mostly alone because the medical professionals who attended him dismissed our concerns. Rory lives within us every moment of every day. We experience […]

March 31, 2022» Read more

Sepsis, and developing public health policies that could save millions of lives, is a tragically low priority for most healthcare policymakers. For those of us who have dedicated our lives to ending preventable deaths from sepsis, who know that solutions to this crisis exist yet are not being implement, this is heartbreaking and beyond frustrating. […]

March 29, 2022» Read more

We have made it our mission to end preventable deaths from sepsis–including for new and expectant mothers. Maternal sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal death in the United States. Those who survive are often left with severe physical, emotional and psychological trauma. Through collaborations with government agencies, professional healthcare associations, hospital systems and […]

March 18, 2022» Read more
Golf Outing

Save the Date! We’re excited to announce our first ever Golf Tournament Fundraiser! When: June 28, 2022 Where: Ardsley Country Club, Dobbs Ferry, New York. Details on sponsorship opportunities how to RSVP coming soon!    

March 8, 2022» Read more

A report published recently in Critical Care Explorations examines the policy-making process undertaken by New York State to institute mandatory sepsis protocols, called Rory’s Regulations, in 2013. The goal of the authors’ work was to create a roadmap for policymakers in other states considering similar regulations: “We identified factors that distinguish the New York sepsis […]

November 29, 2021» Read more