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Stories of VABYSMO success
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TIME TO BE TOGETHER
Voice-Over:
LARRY:
We went to the state fair on our first date.
JANA:
We just enjoyed being together right away. And he is hardworking, dedicated, and he’s just there for you.
LARRY:
She’s kind of the rock of the family. She sees the good in everything. This one was on our honeymoon. We rode horses up, and he drove a pickup.
I’m the glass that’s half empty, she’s the glass that’s half full.
I’m Larry. I was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration, I believe in July of 2013. You know, I mean, 10 years ago, they didn’t have VABYSMO. You know, I just thought, man, I’m gonna lose my eyesight, and it’s over.
JANA:
He was very upset. You know, it was, we’re having to deal with him emotionally, feeling really nervous.
LARRY:
Well, you felt less of a person, you know.
JANA:
Helping him feel optimistic about it. I think that’s one of the roles of the care partner, is just, oh, we got this, we can do it. We just gotta keep working on it. And I can’t show any emotion, you know, that half full, you gotta keep going.
And I had been a principal for about a year, and I was still, there was just still a lot going on. And it took a toll. I went to my superintendent’s office to tell him why I was having to miss some. I just broke down. I completely broke down in his office and just started crying. It’s funny where things hit you.
LARRY:
When they told me I was going to have an eye injection, I was like, oh, man. And of course, I was having to take 1 every 4 weeks. For 10 years, you’re going to see this doctor’s office every 4 weeks. We saw them more than we see our kids sometimes, you know?
April of 2022, I went in for an injection. We were in the doctor’s office. She said, “We’ve got a new medication I’d like for you to try,” with the VABYSMO, she gave me an injection, I came back in 4 weeks. They just kept extending it out. And now it’s fantastic. I’m getting a shot every 12 weeks.
JANA:
Those are looking good!
LARRY:
A little butter, a little seasoning.
JANA:
I felt like the other drugs, maybe, they were doing the best they could and now VABYSMO was, like, it’s doing something different in there. It’s making a difference.
Now that Larry’s able to maintain his vision, it’s just such a relief that we have more time to enjoy each other.
LARRY:
The big thing about it is we don’t have to plan our life around a doctor’s appointment.
JANA:
We had this whole summer that we did not have to think about that.
LARRY:
It worked out perfect. I feel 100% more positive with the VABYSMO.
JANA:
The big takeaway from all of it was—it is manageable, it does get better.
LARRY:
You know you have each other to lean on and life goes on. I don’t know if it was one person or a team that came up with this drug, but I’d like to shake their hand. Ha ha ha.
ANNOUNCER VO:
Important Safety Information
What is VABYSMO?
VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) is a prescription medicine given by injection into the eye used to treat adults with neovascular (wet) age‑related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Do not receive VABYSMO if you:
What is the most important information I should know about VABYSMO?
Before receiving VABYSMO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
What should I avoid while receiving VABYSMO?
What are the most common side effects with VABYSMO?
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Genentech at 1-888-835-2555.
Please see the VABYSMO full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
Larry is a wet AMD patient being treated with VABYSMO since April 2022. Jana is Larry’s wife and care partner.
Watch the video to hear how VABYSMO was able to bring more time to be together into Larry and Jana’s lives.
NOW I GO SEVERAL WEEKS BETWEEN INJECTIONS. I used to fear missing an appointment and what it would do to my sight. Now I feel so much more confident in my vision.
Patient experiences may vary.
Voice-Over:
LARRY:
We went to the state fair on our first date.
JANA:
We just enjoyed being together right away. And he is hardworking, dedicated, and he’s just there for you.
LARRY:
She’s kind of the rock of the family. She sees the good in everything. This one was on our honeymoon. We rode horses up, and he drove a pickup.
I’m the glass that’s half empty, she’s the glass that’s half full.
I’m Larry. I was diagnosed with wet macular degeneration, I believe in July of 2013. You know, I mean, 10 years ago, they didn’t have VABYSMO. You know, I just thought, man, I’m gonna lose my eyesight, and it’s over.
JANA:
He was very upset. You know, it was, we’re having to deal with him emotionally, feeling really nervous.
LARRY:
Well, you felt less of a person, you know.
JANA:
Helping him feel optimistic about it. I think that’s one of the roles of the care partner, is just, oh, we got this, we can do it. We just gotta keep working on it. And I can’t show any emotion, you know, that half full, you gotta keep going.
And I had been a principal for about a year, and I was still, there was just still a lot going on. And it took a toll. I went to my superintendent’s office to tell him why I was having to miss some. I just broke down. I completely broke down in his office and just started crying. It’s funny where things hit you.
LARRY:
When they told me I was going to have an eye injection, I was like, oh, man. And of course, I was having to take 1 every 4 weeks. For 10 years, you’re going to see this doctor’s office every 4 weeks. We saw them more than we see our kids sometimes, you know?
April of 2022, I went in for an injection. We were in the doctor’s office. She said, “We’ve got a new medication I’d like for you to try,” with the VABYSMO, she gave me an injection, I came back in 4 weeks. They just kept extending it out. And now it’s fantastic. I’m getting a shot every 12 weeks.
JANA:
Those are looking good!
LARRY:
A little butter, a little seasoning.
JANA:
I felt like the other drugs, maybe, they were doing the best they could and now VABYSMO was, like, it’s doing something different in there. It’s making a difference.
Now that Larry’s able to maintain his vision, it’s just such a relief that we have more time to enjoy each other.
LARRY:
The big thing about it is we don’t have to plan our life around a doctor’s appointment.
JANA:
We had this whole summer that we did not have to think about that.
LARRY:
It worked out perfect. I feel 100% more positive with the VABYSMO.
JANA:
The big takeaway from all of it was—it is manageable, it does get better.
LARRY:
You know you have each other to lean on and life goes on. I don’t know if it was one person or a team that came up with this drug, but I’d like to shake their hand. Ha ha ha.
ANNOUNCER VO:
Important Safety Information
What is VABYSMO?
VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) is a prescription medicine given by injection into the eye used to treat adults with neovascular (wet) age‑related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Do not receive VABYSMO if you:
What is the most important information I should know about VABYSMO?
Before receiving VABYSMO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
What should I avoid while receiving VABYSMO?
What are the most common side effects with VABYSMO?
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Genentech at 1-888-835-2555.
Please see the VABYSMO full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
NOW I GO SEVERAL WEEKS BETWEEN INJECTIONS. I used to fear missing an appointment and what it would do to my sight. Now I feel so much more confident in my vision.
Patient experiences may vary.
TIME TO FEEL FREE
Voice-Over:
HAROLD:
My life is all about appreciating the natural beauty in this world. I’m just grateful every day that I can watch the sunrise, I can see the flowers, I can see the trees. You can’t imagine how happy I am that I have my vision. To me, life is a big dance.
Hi, I’m Harold and I have been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.
Before VABYSMO I thought I was going to go blind. I have recently retired and moved back to the country, where I grew up. It’s enjoyable to just walk early in the mornings, and the quietness of the day. When I moved from the farm, I decided to go to college. I didn’t have any money and for whatever reason, I got a job dancing. And all of a sudden, I started really enjoying it. It’s just a vibration that I can feel the music and I want to express that.
Then I got into the computer business in 1982, when the personal computers came out. One day I was at a client’s office and I’m looking at their computer screen and all of a sudden, the lines are like this. At that moment I knew I needed to call somebody. I had gone to the eye doctor, he said “Well, you’ve got the beginnings of macular degeneration.” I just kept noticing that my vision kept gradually getting worse and if I was totally blind, obviously it would take a huge amount of my independence away.
It is so important to me that my eyesight is protected as much as possible. Nobody realizes how important vision is when they dance. So, your eyes, your hands, your whole body language is about inviting, it’s about expressing. If you think about it, you’re actually projecting with your eyes.
When I first started getting treatment my doctor explained that I’d need to come in for a VABYSMO injection every month. Then, after a few months, we’d see if we can go longer. And now I am on a timeframe where I’m getting less than half the shots I was getting before.
Now that I don’t have to think about going back so often, I have time to go out canoeing more on the river, do more gardening, go to the woods more. I get more time to dance. I’ve been on VABYSMO for just over a year now and my vision is still going strong. If you’ve been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, listen to what your doctor tells you about preventing it. Whatever you can do to keep your vision, the better quality of life you’re gonna have as you get older. I’m feeling really good about my vision with VABYSMO. I’m so thankful that I can enjoy the beauty that I’ve come to love.
ANNOUNCER VO:
Important Safety Information
What is VABYSMO?
VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) is a prescription medicine given by injection into the eye used to treat adults with neovascular (wet) age‑related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Do not receive VABYSMO if you:
What is the most important information I should know about VABYSMO?
Before receiving VABYSMO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
What should I avoid while receiving VABYSMO?
What are the most common side effects with VABYSMO?
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Genentech at 1-888-835-2555.
Please see the VABYSMO full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
I am so thankful for VABYSMO. I AM GETTING LESS THAN HALF THE SHOTS I WAS GETTING BEFORE.
Patient experiences may vary.
A wet AMD patient being treated with VABYSMO since May 2022
Watch the video to hear how Harold finds more time to feel free while managing his wet AMD.
I am so thankful for VABYSMO. I AM GETTING LESS THAN HALF THE SHOTS I WAS GETTING BEFORE.
Patient experiences may vary.
*After 4 initial monthly eye injections, your doctor will choose a schedule of 1 to 4 months based on patient response during your first year of treatment. Dosing may vary.
TIME TO SHINE
Voice-Over:
CAROLEVE:
I have friends I’ve had 40, 50 years and we dress in red and purple and fancy hats and when we go out together, we dress up, we have a good time, and everybody notices us.
My name is Caroleve and I have been diagnosed with wet macular degeneration.
VABYSMO’s been amazing for me. I’m very hopeful that I’ll keep my sight.
I’m always working on some project or traveling and going places and I think I’ve been to just about every European country except Portugal. I like to paint. I like being active. My friends say that they can’t keep up with me, and I can’t keep up with me half the time.
When I was first diagnosed, I’d gone to my eye doctor, and he’s the one that said that it was a degenerative disease. Even though I’m pretty fearless, when I had to consider that I could lose my sight, that was a very scary diagnosis. I thought I was gonna need help getting around. Maybe I’d have to learn braille. I like, didn’t paint anything for months, but it just kind of, like, oh gee, I better find something else to do if I’m not gonna be able to paint anymore.
Once I started on VABYSMO, I had to have injections every month, and now it’s every few months. Now that I can maintain my vision, instead of getting an injection every month, I go out to lunch. It’s been reassuring that the treatments have worked so well and that I am able to maintain my exuberant wardrobe.
I still travel a lot and I took painting right back up. And instead of learning braille, I can learn Greek. I would advise anybody, if they get a diagnosis of wet macular degeneration, to go and get the injection as soon as possible because the longer you let it go, the less chance you have of maintaining it.
I’m [a] pretty optimistic kind of person and I’m just so happy that it worked.
It allows me to maintain my independence, which has always been important to me.
I am living proof that your sight can be saved.
ANNOUNCER VO:
Important Safety Information
What is VABYSMO?
VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) is a prescription medicine given by injection into the eye used to treat adults with neovascular (wet) age‑related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Do not receive VABYSMO if you:
What is the most important information I should know about VABYSMO?
Before receiving VABYSMO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
What should I avoid while receiving VABYSMO?
What are the most common side effects with VABYSMO?
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Genentech at 1-888-835-2555.
Please see the VABYSMO full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
A wet AMD patient being treated with VABYSMO since May 2022
Watch the video to hear how VABYSMO was able to give Caroleve more time to shine.
It was a gradual process but now that I can maintain my vision, INSTEAD OF GETTING AN INJECTION EVERY MONTH, I GO OUT TO LUNCH.
Patient experiences may vary.
Voice-Over:
CAROLEVE:
I have friends I’ve had 40, 50 years and we dress in red and purple and fancy hats and when we go out together, we dress up, we have a good time, and everybody notices us.
My name is Caroleve and I have been diagnosed with wet macular degeneration.
VABYSMO’s been amazing for me. I’m very hopeful that I’ll keep my sight.
I’m always working on some project or traveling and going places and I think I’ve been to just about every European country except Portugal. I like to paint. I like being active. My friends say that they can’t keep up with me, and I can’t keep up with me half the time.
When I was first diagnosed, I’d gone to my eye doctor, and he’s the one that said that it was a degenerative disease. Even though I’m pretty fearless, when I had to consider that I could lose my sight, that was a very scary diagnosis. I thought I was gonna need help getting around. Maybe I’d have to learn braille. I like, didn’t paint anything for months, but it just kind of, like, oh gee, I better find something else to do if I’m not gonna be able to paint anymore.
Once I started on VABYSMO, I had to have injections every month, and now it’s every few months. Now that I can maintain my vision, instead of getting an injection every month, I go out to lunch. It’s been reassuring that the treatments have worked so well and that I am able to maintain my exuberant wardrobe.
I still travel a lot and I took painting right back up. And instead of learning braille, I can learn Greek. I would advise anybody, if they get a diagnosis of wet macular degeneration, to go and get the injection as soon as possible because the longer you let it go, the less chance you have of maintaining it.
I’m [a] pretty optimistic kind of person and I’m just so happy that it worked.
It allows me to maintain my independence, which has always been important to me.
I am living proof that your sight can be saved.
ANNOUNCER VO:
Important Safety Information
What is VABYSMO?
VABYSMO (faricimab-svoa) is a prescription medicine given by injection into the eye used to treat adults with neovascular (wet) age‑related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Do not receive VABYSMO if you:
What is the most important information I should know about VABYSMO?
Before receiving VABYSMO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
What should I avoid while receiving VABYSMO?
What are the most common side effects with VABYSMO?
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Genentech at 1-888-835-2555.
Please see the VABYSMO full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
It was a gradual process but now that I can maintain my vision, INSTEAD OF GETTING AN INJECTION EVERY MONTH, I GO OUT TO LUNCH.
Patient experiences may vary.
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