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by David Crawley My son Henry is our first born, next to his beautiful and helpful 4 year old sister Rosemary. Henry is 5 years old (about to be 6) and he’s a happy, thoughtful, wonderful, kind, and loving little boy. He is very curious, imaginative, and funny. Every day he teaches me how to …
by Alan Fingeroot Our son Andy died of Canavan disease when he was 15 years old. This is our story. No parent should have to endure the heartache of a child affected with a Jewish genetic disease. These diseases are preventable if you know your carrier status before you get pregnant. Andy was a beautiful …
by Annika Jorgensen I am his mother (from Sweden) and he has an American father, Marcy. We have two daughters Amanda and Johanna, who are both older than Nicki. We were divorced before Nicki turned ill and his father lives in the States. When we were married, I lived in the States for 10 years. …
by Colleen Kintner Kristy was 6 years of age when she was diagnosed with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. We felt very lost and alone. We were blessed to have a quick diagnosis because Kristy’s pediatrician had studied with one of the experts here in California at UCLA. Bill looked up articles about leukodystrophy and the name Dr. Hugo Moser …
by John Wolf The ULF has been a part of my life for nearly 14 years. My involvement began shortly after my daughter, Ashley was diagnosed at the age of 10 with Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) in 1994. After the initial shock of the diagnosis wore off, we took it upon ourselves to learn as much …
