Virginie McNamar, CURE SYNGAP1's President & COO, talks with Rainy about Ty's 2016 Dx, dangerous elopement, benefit of Ty's service dog, and the upcoming CURE SYNGAP1 Conference in Atlanta
This episode is packed with insightful advice and personal stories filled. "All he did was miss milestones. There was nothing medically wrong at the time. So we got genetic testing, and SYNGAP1 came back. For us, it was crushing, because there was no more hope that he would just catch up. Our world was turned upside down."If you liked this episode, please give our podcast 5 stars! All episodes are also available at cureSYNGAP1.org/Stories.Ty's Warrior StoryConnect with Virginie:
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