Representatives: Rafael and Angela Medalla

W-BAD US State Resolution: (to be confirmed)

 

Activities

2016

WHAT: Running the Baltimore, NY Striders Independence Day 4 Mile Run in W-BAD gear

WHERE: (See website)

WHEN: July 4, 2016

WHO: Anyone who would like to join in

DETAILS: Rafael and Angela’s goal is to use their running to raise awareness about iatrogenic benzodiazepine harms while doing a fundraiser in support of benzodiazepine activism and awareness efforts.

ENQUIRIES: Rafael and Angela Medalla

MEDIA OUTREACH:

2017

WHAT: Running the Fred Lebow half marathon and fundraiser for the film As Prescribed

WHERE: (see website)

WHEN: (see website)

WHO: Anyone who would like to join in

DETAILS: Rafael and Angela’s goal is to use their running to raise awareness about iatrogenic benzodiazepine harms while doing a fundraiser in support of benzodiazepine activism and awareness efforts.

ENQUIRIES: Rafael and Angela Medalla

MEDIA OUTREACH:

2018

WHAT: Running the TCS New York City Marathon and fundraiser for the film As Prescribed

WHERE: (see website)

WHEN: (see website)

WHO: Anyone who would like to join in

DETAILS: Rafael and Angela’s goal is to use their running to raise awareness about iatrogenic benzodiazepine harms while doing a fundraiser in support of benzodiazepine activism and awareness efforts. See Events Page for more details.

ENQUIRIES: Rafael and Angela Medalla

MEDIA OUTREACH:

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• See Get Involved for ideas about what you can do.
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NB: please see the W-Bad Relaunch Notice for details regarding limited availability of social media resources, wider event coverage and memorabilia.

 

More on Rafael and Angela’s running efforts

 

 

Rafael and Angela Medalla, from Hicksville, New York, are a husband and wife team of runners. They are also caregivers to a family member who was made severely iatrogenically ill from benzodiazepines (followed by a slew of other psychiatric drugs prescribed to “treat” the benzodiazepine tolerance, toxicity, and withdrawal). For this reason, they are passionate about iatrogenic benzodiazepine activism and are using running to bring awareness to the W-BAD cause.

Both have been running and training in the interim to get prepared, wearing their W-BAD gear all along the way to bring awareness. Angela even had running shoes custom-made with ‘W-BAD’ written on the soles.

Rafael and Angela have both been training long and hard and have qualified to run their first marathon. On November 4, 2018, they will run the TCS New York City Marathon (26.2 miles).

 

Rafael and Angela’s goal is to use their running to raise awareness about iatrogenic benzodiazepine harms while doing fundraising in support of benzodiazepine activism and awareness efforts.

 

Angela’s W-BAD running gear

 

 

You can make a donation in support of Rafael and Angela running the TCS New York City Marathon here. Thank you in advance for any support.

All donations will go towards funding completion of the As Prescribed film, a documentary-in-the-making about iatrogenic benzodiazepine injury and illness.

Contact Angel and Rafael