I started going through all my emails from the past couple of days, and I came across one from another mom which had some great ideas on it. These are some great community-based charity fundraising suggestions. She gave me permission to share it with all of you. Some of these look like a lot of […]
[Continue reading...]Feeling defeated
I don’t know what is wrong with me. I’m feeling very defeated and am worried tremendously about Hannah, specifically losing her. I have no idea what set it off either. Today was a positive day. Had a great, great conversation with two of the directors of the National Gaucher Foundation PLUS finding out they gave […]
[Continue reading...]More Therapy?
After receiving Hannah’s 8-month DAYC assessment, our pediatrician recommended adding some private therapy to Hannah’s regimen. Our goal is to teach Hannah as much as we can now so it will take longer for her to lose what she knows once the disease progresses. Also, since she is somewhat delayed in some important areas, it […]
[Continue reading...]Happy 9-month birthday baby girl!
Dearest Hannah, What an amazing milestone we have achieved. Today, you are 9 months old. I took advantage of cuddling with you yesterday afternoon. No one was home but you and me. We just lied on the couch, you cuddled up against my side. You played with my hand, my necklace, and my arm. You just stared […]
[Continue reading...]What the hell? THREE new GD2 kids, just not right!
In the past month, I have been contacted by three families of children who have recently been diagnosed with Gaucher’s Disease type 2, the fast progressive form. It breaks my heart that there are more babies even a bit younger than Hannah is now going through this hellish disease. There is one family that I […]
[Continue reading...]Discovery of new gene that stimulates the release of calcium in cells
Discovery of new gene that stimulates the release of calcium in cells International research collaborators have identified a new family of proteins, TPC2 (two-pore channels), that facilitates calcium signaling from specialized subcellular organelles. The study, published today in Nature , is the first to isolate TPC2 as a channel that binds to nucleotide nicotinic acid […]
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