Philip Palermo

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Father to a child with CLN1 Batten Disease. Video for TV Guide, GameSpot, and other Fandom sites.
(Formerly: Reviews[dot]com, Engadget, more)

Yesterday, in honor of International Batten Disease Awareness Day, we published a new video showcasing some of the children born with the CLN1 variant. There is still no treatment or cure and we need funding support to keep those efforts going. Please watch and share this video far and wide as a reminder of what we’re fighting for!

#BattenDisease #battenday2023 #rarediseases #raredisease

https://youtu.be/5Iiu41-UOAs

Faces of CLN1 Batten Disease — 2023

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Career-wise, I think I’m less scared of AI itself than I am of how much those in charge might overestimate and overvalue its true worth at the expense of actual jobs.

If anyone’s ever wondered about Amelia’s #BattenDisease, we did a short Zoom interview ahead of a luncheon for Haley’s Heroes, a foundation focused on supporting families dealing with the CLN1 of Batten Disease.

Edited by Kerry Drum

#rarediseases
#biotech
#biotechnology

Another heartbreaking profile of a family doing their best against the cruel CLN1 form of #BattenDisease

We need more research funding NOW!

https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/real-life/summer-mudford-rare-batten-disease-46948

Diagnosed with dementia at 8! Summer's cruel disease

The Cambridge school girl has a rare, incurable form of Batten disease, which causes blindness, childhood dementia and loss of mobility

Now To Love
Not all heroes wear capes. But this one does! Thanks to everyone who helped Amelia get her very own @TinySuperheroes cape. Now to add some patches! (Well, add some patches AND fund more #BattenDisease research.)
A tricky aspect of #BattenDisease: We’re always watching for extended seizures in case Amelia needs a rescue med. But when your kid has dozens of small seizures daily, it’s hard to use a stopwatch to gauge when a lengthy one begins and ends.

Encouraging news: A modified stem cell therapy is showing some promise in delaying CLN1 #BattenDisease symptoms and extending lifespans in mice.

#raredisease #rarediseases #biotech

https://battendiseasenews.com/news/modified-stem-cell-therapy-extends-survival-infantile-batten-mice/

Modified stem cell therapy extends survival in infantile Batten...

A treatment using stem cells modified to produce the missing enzyme in infantile Batten disease showed promise in a disease mouse model.

Batten Disease News
Amelia and I painted a watercolor Optimus Prime together. 🤖❤️

To those dealing with rare disease every day, we see you.

To those researching first-ever treatments and cures, we thank you.

To those with the means and desire to help fund miracles, we need you.

#BattenDisease #rarediseaseday2023

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