Fourteen years ago the Celiac Disease Foundation’s founder, Elaine Monarch, retired, and the Board asked Marilyn Geller to step in as CEO. She said yes.
Years later Marilyn said yes again, and participated in a clinical trial studying a new diagnostic approach for celiac disease. Through this study, Marilyn learned that she has celiac disease.
After over a decade advocating for patients, advancing research, supporting clinical trials, and pushing for better diagnostics, Marilyn learned the disease she had worked tirelessly to address was a part of her own story all along.
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