Insightful Moments: My VIBE

Welcome back to Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Emily Hintze attended the Friedreich's Ataxia Symposium hosted by the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where she spoke with a number of people who are affected by Friedreich's Ataxia, or FA. You’ll hear from several symposium attendees as they share stories about their journeys with FA, the connection between physical and mental health, and so much more. So join us for this insightful episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, brought to you by PTC Therapeutics. 

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. It is Day 2 at the 28th annual PPMD conference for physicians, caregivers, and families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Arizona. In today’s episode, Paula Orandash is speaking with individuals and families affected by DMD about how they’ve learned to cultivate and maintain their own independence as well as find support when they needed it. You’ll hear Darrell discuss the challenge of  being a single parent to a child with Duchenne. You’ll also hear from Jim and Audra as they tell us about...

Welcome back to another installment of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. Previously, Emily Hintze attended the Friedreich's Ataxia Symposium hosted by the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where she spoke with a number of people who are affected by Friedreich's Ataxia, or FA. For this part 2 episode you’ll hear from two guests in the F.A. community as they share insightful stories about their journeys with FA, and how they have turned advocacy into action. So press play and join us for this wonderful part 2 episode of...

Welcome back to Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Emily Hintze attended the Friedreich's Ataxia Symposium hosted by the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where she spoke with a number of people who are affected by Friedreich's Ataxia, or FA. You’ll hear from several symposium attendees as they share stories about their journeys with FA, the connection between physical and mental health, and so much more. So join us for this insightful episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, brought to you by PTC Therapeutics. 

Welcome back to Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Paula Orandash attended the Global Genes RARE Advocacy Summit in San Diego where she spoke with many people who are connected to the rare disease community – whether as parents, caregivers, or as patients themselves. In this part two episode, you’ll hear from three mothers of children with diagnosed rare diseases as they share their stories about the challenges of being a caregiver, the diagnostic journeys they experienced, how they advocate for their children, and so much more. So join us for this insightful episode of I...

Welcome back to Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Paula Orandash attended the Global Genes RARE Advocacy Summit in San Diego where she spoke with many people who are connected to the rare disease community – whether as parents, caregivers, or as patients themselves. In this episode, you’ll hear from a selection of summit attendees who share their experiences with undiagnosed conditions - both the struggles and the moments of triumph. So join us for this insightful episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, brought to you by PTC Therapeutics. 

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Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. This is part 2 of host Paula Orandash at the 38th annual convention of the Huntington's Disease Society of America in New Orleans where she continues to speak with people who have been affected by Huntington's Disease, or HD. HD is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that affects many different areas of the brain. Symptoms can vary but usually involve a progressive breakdown of the patient’s behavior, mobility, speech, and motor symptoms, over the course of years or decades. Symptoms can really begin to appear at an...

Welcome back to the first episode of the second season of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, host Paula Orandash attended the 38th annual convention of the Huntington's Disease Society of America in New Orleans where she spoke with people who have been affected by Huntington's Disease, or HD. HD is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that affects many different areas of the brain. Symptoms can vary but usually involve a progressive breakdown of the patient’s behavior, mobility, speech, and motor symptoms, over the course of years or decades. Symptoms can begin to appear at...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. Karina Lambertini, Patient Engagement Liaison at PTC, is attending the Akari Foundation workshop in Dallas, which is the foundation’s first hybrid workshop fully in Spanish for families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. A family is one of the most solid forms of support you can have, but a family can also face many challenges as they learn to cope with a sibling being diagnosed with DMD. On today's episode Karina is speaking with siblings of those diagnosed with DMD, to hear their experience with th...

Welcome back to Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. On this episode Aurora Flores and Karina Lambertini, Patient Engagement Liaisons at PTC, are attending the Akari Foundation workshop in Dallas, which is the foundation’s first hybrid workshop fully in Spanish for families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The experience of caregiving is a life-altering journey as individuals rise to challenges and reflect on the rewards of caring for a DMD loved one. So join Aurora and Karina as they explore the perspective of three DMD caregivers, a mother, a father, and an aunt and speak with ea...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. On this episode, Aurora Flores, Patient Engagement Liaison at PTC, is attending the Akari Foundation workshop in Dallas, which was the foundation’s first hybrid workshop fully in Spanish for families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. She is joined by Fabiola, a DMD mother and Psychotherapist. Fabiola found her calling in helping others after her son was diagnosed with DMD. She was motivated to pursue a degree in psychology and thanatology, which is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to better understanding of death, grief and loss, to...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Paula Orandash attended the National PKU Alliance Challenge the Summit 2022 Conference in Vancouver where she spoke to many individuals affected by Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU affects the body’s ability to metabolize proteins. It requires a strict monitoring of diet, but has many other challenges and nuances as well. You’ll hear from Maridith about how she navigates college and deals with her PKU symptoms. You’ll also hear from Lauren about how her definition and explanation of PKU has changed from when she wa...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Paula Orandash attended the National PKU Alliance Challenge the Summit 2022 Conference in Vancouver where she spoke to many individuals affected by Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU affects the body’s ability to metabolize proteins. It requires a strict monitoring of diet, but has many other challenges and nuances for those diagnosed with PKU and their loved ones. You’ll hear from Linda about how she’s struggled to explain PKU to peers, and how access to medical nutrition has changed over time. You’ll also hea...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. In this episode, Paula Orandash attended the National PKU Alliance Challenge the Summit 2022 Conference in Vancouver where she spoke to many individuals affected by Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU affects the body’s ability to metabolize proteins. It requires a strict monitoring of diet, but has many other challenges and nuances for those diagnosed with PKU and their loved ones. You’ll hear from Samantha, who advocates about the importance of diagnosis and symptom education for children with PKU, and runs a blog and an Instagram page to d...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. It is Day 2 at the 28th annual PPMD conference for physicians, caregivers, and families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Arizona. In today’s episode, Paula Orandash is speaking with individuals and families affected by DMD about how they’ve learned to cultivate and maintain their own independence as well as find support when they needed it. You’ll hear Darrell discuss the challenge of  being a single parent to a child with Duchenne. You’ll also hear from Jim and Audra as they tell us about...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. Recently we visited the 28th Annual PPMD conference for physicians, caregivers, and families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In this episode, Paula Orandash speaks with guests Ben and Ryan about how they learned to build up and maintain their independence, even when that meant learning to ask for a helping hand. First, you’ll hear from Ben, who gets a ton of assistance from his service dog Davina. Next, Paula chats with Ryan, who is a Doctor of Psychology, an Eagle Scout, a published author, an...

Welcome back to another episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC Therapeutics. It is part 2 of day 1! Host Paula Orandash is at the 28th annual PPMD conference for physicians, caregivers, and families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. For today’s episode, we continue to talk with individuals and families affected by DMD, specifically we are speaking with siblings of those diagnosed with DMD to hear their experiences processing a spectrum of emotions and learning to lean on other members of the sibling community. Join us for another wonderful episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, brought to you by...

Welcome to the first episode of Insightful Moments: My VIBE, presented by PTC-Bio! Join host Paula Orandash as she speaks to patients and their families about their unique experiences in the rare disease community - from diagnosis to overcoming challenges and building a supportive community. It’s day 1 of the 28th annual PPMD conference for physicians, caregivers, and families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. For today’s episode, we speak with the parents here at the conference of those diagnosed with DMD about their experiences of discussing the diagnosis with their child and learning to ask for help, as well...

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