#3 Wolfram Syndrome with Cathy Gildenhorn
Beth Glassman interviews her co-host Cathy Gildenhorn about her rare disease, Wolfram Syndrome.
Co-host Cathy Zacks Gildenhorn has devoted much of her life to improving the lives of others and connecting women to Jewish life and each other. She has served on several local, national and international boards. Cathy also served as presidential appointee to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and worked on the opening of the museum. Currently, Cathy serves as editor in chief and designated spokesperson for the book, Redefining Moments: End of Life Stories for Better Living. Several years ago Cathy was diagnosed with a rare, genetic disease. Since then she has passionately dedicated her life to creating this supportive and inspiring podcast so that all in the medically challenged community know…You are Not Alone.
On This Episode We Discuss:
Defining Wolfram Syndrome
Frequency of Wolfram Syndrome
Cathy’s Diagnostic Odyssey
Symptoms of Wolfram Syndrome
Current Wolfram Syndrome Treatments
Research for Wolfram Syndrome
Cathy’s prognosis
Processing diagnosis
CRISPR potential treatment
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It Happened To Me is created and hosted by Cathy Gildenhorn and Beth Glassman. Steve Holsonback is our media engineer and co-producer. DNA Today’s Kira Dineen is our marketing lead and co-producer. Ashlyn Enokian is our graphic designer.
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