Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Our ambassadors' stories highlight why mission is so important.
Our hope is to prevent crippling disabilities, reduce pain and save lives by early diagnosis & treatment of EDS, HSD, and related conditions.
Suzanne - Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
Our rare hope is a cure for Friedreich's Ataxia...and to make the rare walk easier for those on this road now, and in the future.
Marissa - Friedreich's Ataxia
Our rare hope is a cure for Friedreich's Ataxia...and to make the rare walk easier for those on this road now, and in the future.
Marissa - Friedreich's Ataxia
My rare hope is the day when there will be one place where AJ can go and all of his medical team can come together at once to discuss treatment and customized medical care coordination. My rare hope is that a cure can be found.
AJ - 5q14.3 Chromosome Deletion Syndrome and MEF2C Syndrome (MHS)
Lots of things are hard for Theo but not making people smile, that isn't hard for him, he makes everyone smile.
Theo - Rubinstein Taybi
Lots of things are hard for Theo but not making people smile, that isn't hard for him, he makes everyone smile.
Theo - Rubinstein Taybi
If love was enough, we would have cured CDKL5 by now. But never to give up: Hope - Love - Cure
Aiyana - CDKL5
Our rare goal is to appreciate the important things in life - love, family, and every day we have with a clean bill of health.
Brooklynn - PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
Our rare goal is to appreciate the important things in life - love, family, and every day we have with a clean bill of health.
Brooklynn - PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
Our rare life is beautifully broken.
Florence - RERE Syndrome
We know the truth: No single cure was born before millions of wishes for it came to life. We are Pompe Strong!
Gabriel - Pompe Disease
We know the truth: No single cure was born before millions of wishes for it came to life. We are Pompe Strong!
Gabriel - Pompe Disease
Our family chooses to focus on making the most of each day; fighting for better treatment for those affected by rare disease, and looking forward to heaven when they can all run and not fall down.
Josiah - Friedreich's Ataxia
When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves - Viktor Fankl
Madyx - GM1 Gangliosidosis
When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves - Viktor Fankl
Madyx - GM1 Gangliosidosis
Tricia is an amazing young woman with a very complex medical history. She has not been able to eat real food for more than 8 years and is fed through her arteries. Tricia attends the University of NE and is studying to be a doctor in hopes of finding cures for rare diseases someday!
