Press & Media
In a Milestone for A.L.S., a Treatment Helps Some Patients Improve
The drug is for a small subset of patients. But evidence that breathing and strength can get better for some of them is remarkable for a paralyzing, usually fatal disease. Amanda Sifford of Cape Coral, Fla., had been declining rapidly from A.L.S. before she began...
Virginia remembers a beloved pediatrician who used his own illness to raise public awareness
NPR's Sandy Hausman interviews Peggy regarding Jim's legacy. It’s been nearly a year since Charlottesville lost one of its most respected pediatricians. At 65, he was diagnosed with a fatal neurological disease and died three years later. But in that time, he and his...
Introducing the Hummingbird Hope Scale or the ALS-TLS
The Hummingbird Fund is proud and honored to continue our work of hope in action as we honor and remember our co-founder Jim Plews-Ogan. Jim taught us all so much about hope. This fall, we will launch a new initiative to elevate Jim’s Turbo-Charged Living Scale (TLS),...
Ales for ALS coming Nov. 9!
Mark your calendars and register to attend the 2024 launch of the Hummingbird Ale, created in collaboration with Ales for ALS, ALS-TDI, and Starr Hill Brewery! This year's launch event will take place on Saturday, November 9, from 3-5pm at the Dairy Market location of...
Remembering Steve Greer
Stephen Joseph Greer, a local friend and advocate who was living with ALS, passed away peacefully at home on September 1, 2024. Early in his journey with ALS, Steve wrote: “Let compassion be your compass. You have never really lived until you have done something for...
Jim Plews-Ogan Funeral
Jim's funeral service was held at St. Paul’s Memorial Episcopal Church on July 21, 2024. View the service with the link below.
Medicine in Motion in Memorium
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of James (Jim) Plews-Ogan, MD, who retired from the Department of Pediatrics as Associate Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics on February 28, 2022, after 10 years of dedicated service.
We Remember Jim
Thank you to everyone who attended Jim's funeral on Sunday, July 21. We will share a link of the Zoom recording over email when it's available. If you're not signed up for our emails, please click here to sign up. With heavy hearts, we share that our dear Jim...
Inaugural #Go50forALS a Huge Success!
We are so thrilled to share the results of our inaugural #Go50forALS movement challenge, which took place in early May. Movement challenges and community classes continued throughout the month of May, as did your support of the Hummingbird Fund, so we are just now...
St. Paul’s Ivy Panel 2024
"Seeking Wisdom: The Journey Through ALS", with Dr. James Plews-Ogan, Associate Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics; Dr. Margaret Plews-Ogan, Brodie Professor of Medicine, at the UVA School of Medicine.
Hummingbird Fund Invites You to #Go50forALS!
This May 5-11, the Hummingbird Fund invites you to #go50forALS by challenging yourself and your community to move in any increment of 50 and raise money to end ALS while you do it! Sign up and learn more online. We want you or your team to sign up for this #go50forALS...
Seeking Wisdom: Purpose and the TurboCharged Life
This article, written by Jim and Peggy Plews-Ogan, was published by the University of Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns and their Virtues and Vocations publication. You can view the original article online. On December 2, 2021, our lives cracked open. Jim was...