Rare Disease Day

Rare Disease Day® takes place on the last day of February each year. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers […]

Dyadic Coping: Managing Caregiving Stress as a Couple

All relationships face stress, but partners caring for a child with a serious illness are confronted with unique challenges. Each person in the relationship may cope differently. You may feel […]

Grieving in Relation to Others

Grief whether anticipatory or in bereavement is a shared experience for the family and yet each member will likely experience and process grief in different ways, over different periods of […]

California Family Gathering

Join families from California for a CdLS Foundation Sponsored Family Gathering. Graciously hosted by Traci Weber and Kimberly Ingold Saturday, March 25, 2023 11–3 PM PST Harvard Community Center 14701 […]

Multidisciplinary Clinic for Adolescents and Adults

This Foundation-managed, free clinic occurs twice yearly at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Baltimore, MD. Foundation Medical Director Antonie Kline, M.D., Director of Clinical Genetics at the Harvey Institute […]

Understanding and Addressing Pediatric Medical Trauma

Anyone, from infancy through adulthood, can experience medical trauma. Caregivers can too. Understanding what medical trauma is and knowing the signs can help you get support for your child and […]

CdLS Awareness Day

CdLS Awareness Day is observed each year in order to shed light on this often misdiagnosed, little-known genetic syndrome. Parents, volunteers and others request official Awareness Day proclamations from governors […]