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Paxton’s Story: My Angel, My Heart, My Everything My name is Seanna, and my whole world is my grandson, Paxton. He is 3 years old, has AxD, and it has devastated us. We just thought Paxton was speech delayed. Then one day, he started falling every 10 minutes. We rushed him into Salt Lake City […]
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Manaka’s Journey: Finding Hope in the Unknown My name is Megumi, and my daughter Manaka was born in April 2018 by cesarean section because she was breech. There were no complications during pregnancy, and no abnormalities were noted when she was born. However, Manaka hardly cried and had weak overall muscle tone. From the beginning,
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Finding Answers, Finding Community: Tilyn’s Journey with TUBB4A Leukodystrophy My name is Miesha Thomas, and I’m the mom of Tilyn Sincere, my 6-year-old son living with TUBB4A Leukodystrophy (H-ABC). Our journey started with years of questions and a misdiagnosis of cerebral palsy. I knew something wasn’t right, he fell often, army-crawled sideways, and missed milestones
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Finding Our Village: Our Journey with Alexander Disease My name is Deb, and together with my husband, Jim, we are the proud parents of Daniel. From the very beginning, I sensed something was not right during my pregnancy. Despite being reassured repeatedly that everything was fine, I trusted my instincts and sought out a neonatologist.
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Eden’s Story: Helping Families and Supporting Research Through Her Legacy https://ulf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Eden.mp4 We are the Murphy Family, and our daughter, Eden Alexandra, was born on January 10, 2025. She was not breathing at birth, and that was the start of her short but complicated journey. She was in the NICU for thirty-three days and fought through
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Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow: Laila’s Story https://ulf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Laila-2.mp4 We are Sam and Angela, and this is the story of our daughter, Laila. Our journey with leukodystrophy began when our daughter, Laila, was diagnosed with MLC1 with subcortical cysts at just 2 years old. Today, she is 14. She began walking independently, though with a
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Robert & Nancy: A Family’s journey with ALD When a family faces a leukodystrophy diagnosis, the journey can feel overwhelming and isolating. That’s where the United Leukodystrophy Foundation (ULF) comes in. Since 1982, ULF has provided families with life-changing information and resources, access to expert care, and a compassionate, connected community that ensures no one
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A Mother’s Love, A Child’s Legacy: Teagan’s Story Our daughter, Teagan Ann, will forever be the strongest person I have ever known. She was born on November 13th, 2016. A perfectly healthy, beautiful baby girl. Ten fingers and ten toes. Our little miracle. Time went by so quickly, and Teagan was growing into the most
Kim’s Story: A Family Bond with ALSP In 2019, my brother Jeffrey Cade was 42 when he awoke one morning unable to speak clearly. Jeffrey immediately called our family, and we urged him to drive to the hospital. After an overnight stay, the doctors assumed Jeffrey had a minor stroke and asked him to follow up
Moa’s Story Moa is a fantastic girl with a big, bright smile that charms every soul she meets. A girl with her heart in the right place and a twinkle in her eyes. She leaves no one untouched. We are from Sweden and live in Malmö. Moa is nine years old and lives with her
