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The NIH Director Voices of the NIH Community NIH has partnered with StoryCorps, a national oral history project, to capture and preserve the stories of those connected with the extensive and diverse NIH community. Through their narratives, patients, loved ones, researchers, staff, and others tell the multifaceted story of the NIH, its work, its community and its impact. You can listen to the stories by clicking on the links below. We hope these stories help capture the emotional significance of our community’s work and the lives we touch and we encourage you to share them with your friends, colleagues, organizations, and communities. Listen to segments NIH Saved My Life In these stories, patients, family members, doctors and nurses describe their experiences saving lives and being saved with NIH research. you-could-have-died-several-times-by-now.JPG
    
  
  Alan Guttmacher and Brigid Guttmacher
 “You could have died several times by now” Alan Guttmacher and Brigid Guttmacher
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  Buddy Creech and Cole Christopher
 “I was tired of fighting a disease” Buddy Creech and Cole Christopher
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  Beverly Byram and Steve Raffanti
 “In the first twelve months, we lost over 300 people” Beverly Byram and Steve Raffanti
 i-never-knew-how-it-was-to-feel-free.JPG
    
  
  Alexis Beery and Retta Beery
 “I never knew how it was to feel free” Alexis Beery and Retta Beery
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  Olivia Wein and Harrison Wein
 “I know there is strength in me” Olivia Wein and Harrison Wein
 So Much We Still Don’t Know These powerful stories convey how painful loss is and how much more research is still needed. all-the-books-we-read.JPG
    
  
  Andy Gillette and Genevieve Gillette
 “All the books we read...never could have prepared us for that” Andy Gillette and Genevieve Gillette
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  Karenne Fru and Brad Reveal
 “Now's your chance to run” Karenne Fru and Brad Reveal
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  Kirk Leach and Danielle Leach
 “Everybody wants to be optimistic” Kirk Leach and Danielle Leach
 it-was-the-scariest-time-in-my-life.JPG
    
  
  Audie Atienza and Xochitl Atienza
 “It was the scariest time in my life. Not knowing why Xavier was sick” Audie Atienza and Xochitl Atienza
 When Surviving the Disease Is Not the Only Challenge NIH is a special safe place for people facing stigma as well as disease. Here, survivors and caregivers describe coping with an illness and the world’s reaction to it. the-most-important-letter-of-my-life.JPG
    
  
  Scott Paul and Kristal Nemeroff
 “The most important letter of my life” Scott Paul and Kristal Nemeroff
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  Laura McNay and Patrick Faley
 “I’m down to zero” Laura McNay and Patrick Faley
 nih-was-the-first-place-that-i-could-actually-say-out-loud.JPG
    
  
  Lori Wiener, Jamie Gentille and Shannon Kruk
 “NIH was the first place that I could actually say out loud ‘I'm HIV-positive’” Lori Wiener, Jamie Gentille and Shannon Kruk
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  Anne Marie Matlock and Debbie Guttierez
 “Things always happen Friday at 4 p.m.” Anne Marie Matlock and Debbie Guttierez
 The Care in Healthcare These four stories reveal the strong bonds that form between research doctors, nurses and their patients. our-patients-are-heroes.JPG
    
  
  Chrissy Bryla, Eileen Dimond and Mary Fleury
 “Our patients are heroes” Chrissy Bryla, Eileen Dimond and Mary Fleury
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  EB Jackson and Reid Thompson
 “It’s ok to love a patient” EB Jackson and Reid Thompson
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  Mandy Haynes and Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh
 “It’s an incredible privilege” Mandy Haynes and Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh
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  Kristen Cole and Anita Oko-Odoi
 “You only get 10 minutes to cry” Kristen Cole and Anita Oko-Odoi
 Clinical Trials In this group of stories, patients in clinical trials talk about their experiences, questions, hopes, and fears. four-months-after-i-pinned-on-4-stars.JPG
    
  
  Robert Cone and William Dahut
 “Four months after I pinned on 4 stars, I [had] stage 4 metastatic disease” Robert Cone and William Dahut
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  Bill Dorland and Christopher Heery
 “How much longer do I have?” Bill Dorland and Christopher Heery
 the-best-place-for-the-worst-thing-to-happen.JPG
    
  
  Sheryl Zwerski and Elizabeth Flanagan
 “The best place to have the worst things happen” Sheryl Zwerski and Elizabeth Flanagan
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  Reed Anderson and Caitlin Anderson
 “I’m sad that it’s ending” Reed Anderson and Caitlin Anderson
 NIH Employees NIH employees share some of their unique and rewarding experiences working at the NIH. i-felt-like-a-double-agent.JPG
    
  
  David Horowitz and Lisa Horowitz
 “I felt like a double agent” David Horowitz and Lisa Horowitz
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  Katrina Gwinn and Rosa Gwinn
 “I love you Daddy” Katrina Gwinn and Rosa Gwinn
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  Mike Alexander and Pat Johnson
 “Did you ever think we’d be at NIH this long?” Mike Alexander and Pat Johnson
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  Jamie Peacock and Mary Ann Leonard
 “A terrible year for three year olds” Jamie Peacock and Mary Ann Leonard
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  Diane Baker and Francis Collins
 “We are a team” Diane Baker and Francis Collins
 The NIH You May Not Know These stories reveal lesser known NIH-funded efforts and their profound impact. you-aspire-you-seek-you-achieve-and-you-pay-it-forward.JPG
    
  
  Billy Hudson and Cody Stothers
 “You aspire, you seek, you achieve, and you pay it forward” Billy Hudson and Cody Stothers
 i-hope-that-i-can-make-them-see-that-i-am-not-just-some-weirdo.JPG
    
  
  Abby McNabb and Blythe Corbett
 “I hope that I can make them see that I am not just some weirdo” Abby McNabb and Blythe Corbett
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  Leroy Richmond and Mary Wright
 “They can’t be talking about me!” Leroy Richmond and Mary Wright
 To request an audio file, please complete an Agreement on Permissible Uses form, indicate which segment(s), and send to storycorps@nih.gov. Contact Us By email: storycorps@nih.gov
	By phone: (301)594-0797
 This page last reviewed on September 25, 2019
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