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#143: Gala part 1

October 11, 2017

We launch our foundation with a huge blowout—a gala at our house for our gal Tess. What does it mean, and how do people respond?

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Tags usp7, fundraising, foundation, rare disease
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#40: Don't Push This Button

October 21, 2015

This week, we're getting back into it with language. T has increasingly complex thoughts and wishes, and we gotta unlock those for her. Hitting it hard with signing, talking, and maybe even some AAC devices.        

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Tags AAC, augmentative and alternative communication, Boston Children's Hospital, SLP, speech and language therapy, rare disease, Maine Rare, NORD, Rare Disease Day
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#37: Learning to Ruffle Feathers

September 30, 2015

This week, ruffling feathers. What that means. What we know we need to do now, to get stuff done and help Tess.  

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Tags Global Genes, genetics, rare disease, patient-driven, precision medicine, Matt Wilsey, Grace Wilsey Foundation, Perlstein Lab, Ethan Perlstein, Seth Mnookin
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#30: The Genetic Mystery Continues

August 12, 2015

This week, our next move in unpuzzling the genetics of Tess. We enroll with CrowdMed, to crowdsource it up. Will it give us some answers at last?   

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Tags genetics, genome, mutation, rare disease
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#28: The Dark Night of Uncertainty

July 29, 2015

This week, genetics. The mystery of Tess. Are we ready to give up?  

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Tags genetics, Seth Mnookin, Matt Might, Matt Wilsey, rare disease, orphan disease, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research
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