Two-time Olympic silver medal winner: A champion for Hope
Adam Nelson Champions Hope Written by: Alan Abrahamson Through the eyes of two families affected by a rare disease, Alan Abrahamson, a seasoned writer for 3 Wire Sports, brings to us an amazing story of hope for Sanfilippo Syndrome and Niemann Pick Type C. In his writings, Alan delivers a realistic view of living [...]
Rare Pictures of Hope™ – Submit Your Hope Photo Today!
When one of our parent advocates re-posted a picture she found with our slogan, “Hope. It’s in My Genes!” we never imagined it would have the effect that it did. There have been more than 700 photos posted to Facebook since last week! Each and every picture touches a string in our hearts and we [...]
Hope and Inspiration: Your Personal Stories
XX Hope. It’s in our Genes.™ XX Do you have Hope in your Genes? XX We are so thrilled with the number of patient stories we have received for Rare Disease Day and have decided to implement this important key awareness initiative by promoting stories throughout the year. Your individual patient stories have made quite [...]
MarbleRoad: A Storybook Success
Helping To Raise Awareness MarbleRoad, a non-profit based in DC wanted to make a creative impact to raising awareness to families in need. Their mission: ….” to connect people who have complex illnesses with the resources they need to help them improve their lives.” And with the help of RAREProject and others, MarbleRoad accomplished their [...]
USA Today Spotlights FDA Approval
Advocating for your children can and does make a difference! On March 6, USA Today published an article spotlighting a brave family with twin girls suffering a rare and fatal genetic disease. Niemann-Pick Type C disease, often called childhood Alzheimer’s disease, has brought the Hempel family through rigorous challenges and constant battles in an effort to keep [...]
It’s a Wrap – World RARE Disease Day 2012
GLOBAL GENES PROJECT E-NEWS DANA POINT, Calif. – The 5th Annual World Rare Disease Day took place February 29, 2012 with a fanfare of activities worldwide! Sponsoring organizations like NORD and Eurordis engaged in more activities and awareness efforts, garnering increased attention and engagement than previous years. Once again, Global Genes Project™ helped support and [...]
World Rare Disease Day: A Stunning Show of Support Across The Miles
February 29 was not just another day for the family of a boy named Hayden with ASLD or Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency. HOPE traveled across the miles of the Mississippi Delta to as far north as Kentucky down south through Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana. It was an incredible show of support for Hayden and all [...]
NIH Supports Global Genes Project and Jeans/Genes Awareness Efforts
Over the past two years, the Global Genes Project efforts have been highly visible at the NIH for the annual World Rare Disease Day events. In 2012, we presented Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Steve Groft with a Rare Pictures of Hope™ photo book made by thousands of rare disease advocates. In 2011, Nicole Boice, [...]
Patient Stories of Hope and Inspiration – ‘Meet Riley!’
‘MEET RILEY!’ I have seen many things in the past four years since Riley’s diagnosis. Most of them have been while walking the road we are on. I have watched my daughter fight to overcome so much, beating the odds, SURVIVING, fighting back from setbacks and complications. She is my inspiration! Being on this journey [...]
Patient Stories of Hope and Inspiration – ‘Meet Samantha’
‘MEET SAMANTHA!’ I was diagnosed with Cystinuria in November 2010. I had problems from August 2008, but was not believed until I had an actual blockage that September. I was stented, but due to being scared and doctors cancelling appointments on me the stent was left in for over a year. I had no more [...]