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Mother to Austin(20), Max(17), James(11) and Norah(8). Austin & Max have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy & James has Primary Immune Deficiency
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Clinical Trials: A mom: Sometimes if feels like there are “Haves” and “Have Nots”
Clinical Trials: A mom: I didn’t worry about disease progression then and I don’t post trial.
Clinical Trials: A mom on assessing risk when her child has a treatable disease
Two Sons, A Spontaneous Mutation and Two Diagnoses of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Two sons with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and No Preconceived Notions About the Diagnosis
Clinical Trials: A mom: Don’t feel rushed, don’t feel desperate – read the Informed Consent
Clinical Trials: Deciding if this is the right trial – Are you looking for curative or something that mitigates? What if there is a placebo?
We are a Medically Complex Family. It is the Fabric of Who We Are.
Clinical Trials: A mom on weighing risk, understanding endpoints and managing expectations
Clinical Trials: My son participated in double-blind placebo study…I did not anticipate the extended trial timeline
Clinical Trials: A mom: “Eventually we are going to be looking at combination therapies
Clinical Trials: Excitement to participate can blind you to the details
Clinical Trials: Mom finds out about a trial on Facebook, learns about the trial design & the screening process
Clinical Trials: Child Life can help make the trial experience better for your child.
Clinical Trials: A mom: We can’t ignore the economics.
Clinical Trials: A mom on dose escalation studies and gene therapy
Clinical Trials: Assent to Participate: My son is old enough to decide for himself.
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