NORD’s Living Rare, Living Stronger Patient & Family Forum is coming us this weekend on June 21-23 in Houston, TX. For those not joining us in-person, please join us online! You can catch select content on Facebook Live – including the Rare… Read More
Houston native Deborah Skolaski is the loving grandmother of Cori, a seven year-old living with metachromatic leukodystrophy. MLD is a genetic disorder that affects the nerves, muscles and other organs, as well as behavior. Deborah felt helpless as she observed the struggles that her son, daughter-in-law and Cori… Read More
Living through a lengthy diagnostic odyssey is unfortunately very common for rare disease patients. Madison “Maddie” Shaw’s journey to diagnosis took place over an intense and frustrating two and a half years when she was 12 and included acute infections, multiple hospitalizations and almost two dozen befuddled doctors…. Read More
When Donna Appell’s one-year-old daughter Ashley exhibited frequent and unexplainable bruising, Donna turned to her toddler’s pediatrician for answers. She was told that the bruising was “easier to see” because of Ashley’s albinism. After leaving the pediatrician feeling patronized, Donna sought answers herself, learned about a rare bleeding… Read More
