1Adams birth

Adams was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Anna Campbell Stewart (née Hunter) and Robert Loughridge Adams.

2Adams graduated from High School in 1963

Adams graduated in 1963 from Wakefield High School.

3Adams earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1971

Adams began medical school without an undergraduate degree, and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia) in 1971.

4Patch and friends founded the Zanies

Patch, Linda, and friends founded the Gesundheit! Institute (originally known to many as the Zanies), which ran as a free community hospital from 1971 to 1984.

5Adams married Edquist

Adams and Edquist married in 1975 and had two sons, Atomic Zagnut "Zag" Adams and Lars Zig Edquist Adams

6Adams was interested in supporting the Ithaca Health Alliance

Since the 1990s Adams has supported the Ithaca Health Alliance (IHA), founded as the Ithaca Health Fund (IHF) by Paul Glover.

7Adams won the Peace Abbey Courage

Adams was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award on January 29, 1997.

8IHA launched the Ithaca Free Clinic

In January 2006 IHA (Ithaca Health Alliance) launched the Ithaca Free Clinic, bringing to life key aspects of Adams's vision. Adams has also given strong praise to Health Democracy, Glover's book written and published the same year.

9Adams made a campaign to raise 1 million dollars

In October 2007, Adams and the Gesundheit! Board unveiled its campaign to raise $1 million towards building a Teaching Center and Clinic on its land in West Virginia. The Center and Clinic will enable Gesundheit! to see patients and teach health care design.

10Adams became honorary chair of the "IAACM"

In 2008, Adams agreed to become honorary chair of the "International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment" or IAACM. MindFreedom International, a nonprofit coalition that Gesundheit! belongs to as a sponsor group, launched the IAACM to support "creative maladjustment" and social change.

11Adams's foot was amputated

In March 2021, Adams announced that his left foot had been amputated in a below-the-knee amputation due to persistent problems from a MRSA infection.