Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association

New Minnesota Support Group

10th International
Family and Adult Conference

June 29 - July 1, 2012

Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel
375 South Moorland Road
Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

Please join us for an informative and enjoyable weekend at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel located just 17 miles from General Mitchell Airport. The hotel is within walking distance to shopping, 3 miles from the Milwaukee County Zoo, 12 miles from Milwaukee's Lakefront, the Summerfest Grounds and
the Milwaukee Art Museum.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

1st Annual CVSA
HOPE & HELP BENEFIT

PARTY

Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Live Music
Food and Drink
Awesome Raffles
including Bruins & Celtics tickets

MARLBORO FISH AND GAME
1 MUDDY LANE
MARLBORO, MA 01752

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Participants needed to complete
CVS research study:

This study is easy to participate in because it only involves a phone interview and mailing a saliva sample.
They are very close to completing this project
and just need 20-30 more participants.

For more information see
Study #2 HERE

BIG NEWS

CVSA has been invited by CureMito!
to participate in the BIG
2012 2012 ROCK AND ROLL PASADENA ½ MARATHON

Save The Date!
Registration/Donation Page is now OPEN!

Join Chandra Wilson of "Grey’s Anatomy"
at the Inaugural Pasadena Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon on
Sunday, February 19, 2012.

MORE INFO HERE

CVSA Team Page

Learn more about CVS:

The above video was created by
Seth Dearborn and Kaare Christian

Contributors include:
Victoria McCabe, James O'Reilly, Kari Christian,
Anne Grechanik and Robin Raskin

A Message From the President

Welcome to the official website for the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association (CVSA). As you probably agree, CVSA is a very unpleasant name for a non-profit organization, but CVS is an extremely unpleasant illness, and we need to make it easy for people to find us. I hope that at the minimum you will find our web site informative about CVS and hopefully go beyond that to find out more about our work of outreach to those still suffering in isolation with this mysterious and disruptive illness.

Photo of Kathleen Adams, BSN, RN, President

Kathleen Adams, RN, BSN, President and Co-Founder
of CVSA

CVSA was founded by myself and a handful of parents and patients in 1993 after the majority of the founders, had been dealing with CVS without a diagnosis or hope of treatment. My daughter was plagued with CVS episodes for eleven years before she was diagnosed. We continue to work past the unpleasant name, against the odds of a small non-profit, and beyond the frequent medical skeptics. CVS causes far too much suffering for us to stop.

Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and/or needs with us as you discover much-needed information about this difficult illness.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Adams, B.S.N., R.N.
President and Co-Founder
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association

Our Mission

The Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association (CVSA) serves the needs of cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) sufferers, their families and professional care givers by raising awareness and providing education and support to those affected by cyclic vomiting, abdominal migraine and related disorders while advocating for and funding research.

Established in 1993, CVSA has grown from a handful of interested parents and professionals, into a network that includes over 40 medical advisors and volunteers serving in the U.S. and Canada, as well as over 30 other countries worldwide.

The association’s primary focus is working toward a cure, through the support of several promising research initiatives, and supporting its members by strengthening communications and offering a wide range of resources for education and support.

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association, Hope Starts Here

A Message From the President