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#64 Challenging the Label: Living and Thriving with Trisomy 18 Part 2
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/21/25 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/21/25

#64 Challenging the Label: Living and Thriving with Trisomy 18 Part 2

Sarita Edwards on parenting through Trisomy 18 and building a global support network.

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#63 Redefining “Incompatible with Life”: A Mother’s Mission for Trisomy 18 Awareness Part 1
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/7/25 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/7/25

#63 Redefining “Incompatible with Life”: A Mother’s Mission for Trisomy 18 Awareness Part 1

Sarita Edwards on parenting through Trisomy 18 and building a global support network.

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#62 Vision Through Music: Empowering Blind and Visually Impaired Kids with Adaptive Music Education
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/16/25 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/16/25

#62 Vision Through Music: Empowering Blind and Visually Impaired Kids with Adaptive Music Education

Music can change everything: for children with vision loss, it opens a world of opportunity. Founder of Vision Through Music shares about the program with a current student.

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#61 How Jack’s Basket Is Changing the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Story
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/2/25 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/2/25

#61 How Jack’s Basket Is Changing the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Story

Carissa Carroll shares how her non-profit empowers 11,000+ families, educates professionals, and celebrates babies with Down syndrome. 

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#60 CRISPR, Community, and Courage: A Deep Dive into Sickle Cell Advocacy
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 5/19/25 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 5/19/25

#60 CRISPR, Community, and Courage: A Deep Dive into Sickle Cell Advocacy

Fellow podcasters Wunmi Bakare and Dima Hendricks open up about their experiences living with sickle cell disease and how they have become advocates.

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#59 From Diagnosis to Memoir: Laura Kieger’s Mission to Share Her Family’s FAP Story
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 5/5/25 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 5/5/25

#59 From Diagnosis to Memoir: Laura Kieger’s Mission to Share Her Family’s FAP Story

Author Laura Kieger educates on the hereditary cancer syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP).

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#34 Bloom Syndrome with The Yasbins
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 4/15/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 4/15/24

#34 Bloom Syndrome with The Yasbins

Parent and Rare Disease Advocates share their son’s diagnosis odyssey with Bloom Syndrome.

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#33 Tay-Sachs and Grief with Myra Sack
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 4/1/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 4/1/24

#33 Tay-Sachs and Grief with Myra Sack

A mother opens up about the death of her daughter from Tay-Sachs disease and how it lead to writing her memoir, Fifty-Seven Fridays.

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#32 Tay-Sachs and Carrier Screening with Dr. Matthew Goldstein
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 3/18/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 3/18/24

#32 Tay-Sachs and Carrier Screening with Dr. Matthew Goldstein

A physician-scientist father shares his heartbreaking story of the death of his daughter who was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease and how it motivated him to become the CEO of JScreen to prevent this experience in other families.

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#26 Wolfram Syndrome Expertise from Dr. Fumihiko Urano
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 12/18/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 12/18/23

#26 Wolfram Syndrome Expertise from Dr. Fumihiko Urano

Dr. Fumihiko Urano shares his world renowned expertise from leading the clinical, translational, and interventional studies of Wolfram syndrome and related disorders.

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