The CdLS Blog
Fun Activities to do at Home with Your Kids
With schools closing and stay at home orders are being put into place, the CdLS Foundation wants to make sure the community has plenty of activities to do with being at home. The staff has found some pretty great ideas to help offset boredom and help...
A Message on Gene Therapy
To all our member families, We want to address the issue of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and gene therapy, both to dispel any rumors that have been circulating and to paint a realistic picture of where things stand right now. Gene therapy is a recent advance in the...
CdLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE
In light of the growing public health concern around COVID-19 and the global potential for public transmission, we have a responsibility to the CdLS community to minimize the risk associated with spreading the virus.
Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center outlines centralized genetic testing model
Philadelphia, February 26, 2020 - The Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched in 2014 as a first-of-its-kind system to help families navigate the complex process of genetic and genomic testing and...
The CdLS Foundation Longtime Volunteer Receives Rare Impact Award from NORD!
Norm Winnerman, retired Danbury High School teacher and Athletic Director, and valued member of the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Foundation will be receiving the Rare Impact Award. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) will be honoring all...
Goodbye Lynn
After 23 years of dedicated service, Lynn will hang up her CdLS cape and walk off into the sunset. Lynn’s retirement is bittersweet for those of us who have had the pleasure of working with her. She can always be counted on to for her dedication to the families, her...
We Lost a Giant
Recently, we learned the sad news that LAIRD JACKSON – the CdLS Foundation’s first medical director passed away. Before the founding of our beloved Foundation there was the Reaching Out newsletter. Those early pioneers sent out a request to the medical community...
From Trauma to Triumph
Marckis Mountz is the youngest of seven children, all raised by loving parents Jana and Ken. Marckis grew in his mom’s heart and not her belly. Marckis was born at 37 weeks weighing 2 pound 2 ounces and only 14 inches long. Being so small Marckis had to overcome many obstacles including a smaller head, limb differences in his right thigh and hand, a heart defect which required open heart surgery at 4 months and hearing loss.
A Message from Jim Kesting
This past August, Joyce and I took the opportunity to attend the CdLS Family Gathering at Wonderland Camp in beautiful Lake of the Ozarks.
Our Story
I was 21 weeks pregnant. “Hi, Molly. This is Dr. F. calling about your blood work.” My heart started racing. I knew the doctor wouldn’t call unless he was concerned. I ran to the bathroom of the restaurant we were in - the only place I could think to go. My doctor...
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