Julian BukowyGene: DKC1

Julian Bukowy
Gene: DKC1

There was no indication that we would have to face this cruel disease. Julek was an extremely premature baby whose difficult birth was the beginning of this sad diagnosis: Hoyeraal Hreidarsson syndrome. We knew nothing about this disease, except that Julka’s...
Marcelina OpolskaGene: TINF2

Marcelina Opolska
Gene: TINF2

The story of our daughter Marcelina – breaking our hearts and taking away our hopes… Not long ago I was sure that I am mum of three healthy, wonderful and dream daughters and there was nothing foretold a tragedy. Our third daughter Marcelina was born on 12th February...
Damian CarbajalGene: TERC, RUNX1, U2AF1

Damian Carbajal
Gene: TERC, RUNX1, U2AF1

Hi, my name is Damian. I’m originally from Tucson, Arizona. After high school I joined the Air Force to work on RADAR jamming systems for fighter jets. I embarked on this adventure healthy and with no conditions in August of 2011. In 2017 I felt as if I...
Diana PapazianGene: TINF2

Diana Papazian
Gene: TINF2

Bonjour, Diana est atteinte d’une téloméropathie , le diagnostique est tombé il y a un an. Elle avait quelques pétéchies et une prise de sang à révélée un niveau de plaquettes extrêmement bas (17000). On n’a cru d’abord à un PTI et les examens...
Kaitlin DillonGene: RTEL1

Kaitlin Dillon
Gene: RTEL1

My name is Kaitlin Dillion, and I’m 24 years old. I was diagnosed with DC when I was 7/8. A couple of months later, at the NIH, I was diagnosed with Hoyeraal Hreidearsson Syndrome, a severe variant of DC. I was born 30 1/2 weeks premature. I had Moter and...
Lorelei RobertsonGene: TINF2

Lorelei Robertson
Gene: TINF2

At 37 weeks of pregnancy, I sat anxiously across from my OBGYN, who reviewed a STAT ultrasound I had done 15 minutes prior. He looked at me and said, “It’s time to have a baby!” After two long days of labor, Lorelei (Rori) was born on an early Friday morning in April....