Recently I finished reading the excellent book Roller Skating with Rickets by Jessica Jondle, a woman in her thirties living with cystinosis. It recounts her life with the disease, her struggles, many accomplishments and unwavering determination to not let cystinosis define who she is or what she can do. As soon as I heard about this book… Continue reading Roller Skating with Rickets
Category: Lifestyle
Up, Up and Away
It's been 2 months since we started Elsie on growth hormones and so far we are super happy about it! She's currently 78.9cm (2.58 feet) tall and weighs 8.9kg (19.62 pounds)and is now just below the 3rd percentile for both height and weight. It's so exciting to see her pant legs start to get a… Continue reading Up, Up and Away
The CRF Day of Hope Conference
This video was played during the Night of a Thousands Star's celebration last Saturday night. It was the perfect way to end the weekend Day of Hope conference put on by the Cystinosis Research Foundation and our family is so happy that we were able to be a part of it. Right away when Elsie was diagnosed… Continue reading The CRF Day of Hope Conference
Elsinosis: Living with Cystinosis 