<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/06-03/fighting-for-life.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Research</categories><pubDate>06/03/2025 02:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Fighting for Life in a System Built for Caution </title><sub-title/><description>A recent deep personal conversation at Downstate was sparked by loss, driven by science, and rooted in the urgent need to rethink how we regulate hope. The discussion centered on For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign. This documentary follows Brian Wallach’s journey after his ALS diagnosis at age 37. Alongside Sandra, his wife, Brian turned heartbreak into advocacy, launching a national movement to challenge a healthcare system that too often places processes above people.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/06-03/_images/wallach-event-photo.png" alt="Thomas Wallach group photo"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/06-03/fighting-for-life.xml</loc><tags><tag>Research</tag></tags><categories><category>Research</category></categories></item>