Vasculitis (CNS) Vasculitis of the central nervous system (CNS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakes its own blood vessels that supply the brain and spinal cord as a foreign substance and launches antibodies to attack them. It is not known what causes this faulty immune response. Inflammation of the blood vessels prevents blood from flowing to parts of the brain and spinal cord, which can result in damage to the CNS, including: decreased function due to decreased blood flow (ischemia),
AARP, Inc., formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is a United States-based interest group with a membership founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, Ph.D., a retired educator from California, and Leonard Davis, later the founder of the Colonial Penn Group of insurance companies.
Sobriety token or chip, given for specified lengths of sobriety, on the back is Serenity Prayer. Here green is for six months of sobriety; purple is for nine months. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. AA's stated primary purpose is to help alcoholics stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. With other early members Bill Wilson and Bob Smith developed AA's Twelve Step program of spiritual and character development.