“Trials ~ A Desperate Fight to Save Kids & Change Science”
By Amy Dockser Marcus ~ Staff writer for the Wall Street Journal
Dateline: November 14, 2013
For six years, The Wall Street Journal followed a group of parents and scientists seeking a treatment for a rare and fatal genetic disease that strikes primarily children. Their collaboration accelerated development of a promising drug and, along the way, pushed the boundaries of medical research itself.
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The members of the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation would like to offer a genuine note of thanks and heartfelt gratitude to the many individuals, families, community members, advocacy groups, as well as, esteemed members of the research and scientific community who all came together in a truly collaborative effort to see this process through to a clinical trial.
A sincere note of thanks and appreciation goes out to this articles author, Amy Dockser Marcus, of The Wall Street Journal and her team of photographers, Evan Simon and Melissa Golden, for her unending devotion, dedication and perseverance, not only to the written word on the page which portrays the desperation and heartbreak that our Niemann-Pick Disease Families face at the diagnosis of their loved one, but to know how genuinely Ms. Marcus connected with the children and families she had the opportunity to work with. She gathered them close, held them in her heart and helped them to build treasured memories. For that, we are especially indebted.
Last, but certainly not least, are the sweet children and young adults diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Disease, whose families took the courageous step to move outside of their “safe-harbor” comfort zones and moved into the wider community and news media to share their families tragic diagnosis, knowledge, experience and personal sorrow. All of our Niemann-Pick Disease families will be forever grateful to those who braved sharing their heartbreak and personal circumstances for the wider NPD community.
We WILL one day, all stand together, hand-in-hand, and declare that we have Persevered in Our Quest for A Cure!
~ National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation
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