Written by Valaree DonFrancesco on April 28, 2020
“…As we pull into the hospital, she starts screaming that she doesn’t want to be there, and she wants to be home… No matter how much her doctors want to make her feel better, and she’s also three, so it’s hard to explain to her that this will… Read More
Written by Valaree DonFrancesco on January 23, 2020
Washington, DC, January 23, 2020–The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)®, the Foundation for Rare Blood Diseases (SZB) and the pyruvate kinase deficiency community together made history on September 20, 2019 with patients and families sharing their experiences directly with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other key… Read More
Written by Debbie Drell on September 29, 2019

Read at Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD) Externally-Led Patient Focused Drug Development Meeting (PFDD) Meeting on Friday, September 20.
Written By Debbie Drell, Director of Membership, NORD
According to the NIH, more than 500 affected families have been identified with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PK Deficiency) in the world, but just 140 miles north… Read More
Written by Lisa Sencen on July 11, 2019
NORD and the Foundation for Rare Blood Diseases (SZB) invite you to register for an externally-led Patient Focused Drug Development (EL-PFDD) meeting on Pyruvate Kinase deficiency (PKD), taking place Friday, September 20. Scholarships are available to… Read More