Photograph courtesy of Culver City News
Left to right, Dr. Sharo Raissi,
Arlys Velebir, Mary Houchin, Richard Houchin
On September 12, 2005, the City of Culver City, California, proclaimed September
as TAAD Awareness Month. Please visit the Proclamation Page and Richard Houchin's story for more details.
Celina, Ohio, Doug Grieshop's home, also proclaimed September as Awareness Month on September 20, 2005. Doug
lost his life one year earlier, on September 20, 2004, due to aortic rupture associated
with undiagnosed BAVD.
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