Year: 2020

In Memorial or Honorarium – May 2020

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of May 2020. We apologize for any inadvertent omittance or misspellings. Please notify us if we have made a mistake at [email protected] or by calling 815.748.3211. IN HONOR OF Jacob: Nancy Reiners  Jackson Jordan AJ Buckingham: Mr. & Mrs. Tony and Molly Hines  …

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Kristie DeMarco, Refsum Disease

From PatientWorthy.com After coming back from the Global Genes conference, Kristie was convinced that establishing a foundation was the right next step to advocate for a cure for Refsum Disease. With the help of other patients and family, Global DARE Foundation was formed with 5 board members.  DARE stands for Defeat Adult Refsum Everywhere.  The first board …

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In Memorial or Honorarium – April 2020

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of April 2020. We apologize for any inadvertent omittance or misspellings. Please notify us if we have made a mistake at [email protected] or by calling 815.748.3211. IN HONOR OF Ryan D. Miller: Ellen Dodaro  Daxton Wallace: Sandy Wallace IN MEMORY OF Joseph Abelman: …

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Minoryx Nexus Clinical Study for cALD

Minoryx Therapeutics is recruiting for a clinical trial focusing on cALD in Europe. The NEXUS clinical trial is a phase 2, open-label clinical study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of leriglitazone in male pediatric patients with early stage cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD). The NEXUS study recruits cALD patients with early cerebral MRI lesions. …

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#GivingTuesdayNow is May 5, 2020

Join the Global Day of Giving and Unity! #GivingTuesdayNow is set to take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The day is designed to drive an influx of generosity, citizen engagement, business and philanthropy activation, and support for communities and nonprofits around the world. At …

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Sam Buck, VWM

“Until February 2013, our 2-year-old son Sam was completely normal child, no problems with his pregnancy or birth, he met every milestone, and overall was healthy. He would trip and fall a lot, but we never thought anything of it. Then on February 23, 2013, Sam was playing on our bed. He fell off and …

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Addy Moss, 4H Syndrome

by Jen Moss, originally posted here: Mountain Parent Our story pivots around one precise moment. A phone call one afternoon in May 2016 almost four years ago. Every life event before and every moment since is redefined now in relation to the information we received that afternoon. The rest of that particular day is a …

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Life During the Covid-19 Crisis: A Chat with Dr. Bernard

by The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation Dr. Geneviève Bernard is a world-renowned expert on genetically determined white matter disorders, called leukodystrophies. Patients are referred to her clinic from all over the world. She brings much comfort to families everywhere who are suffering from these diseases for which the vast majority currently have no known cure. …

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