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Rare Connection Episode 9: Malan Syndrome with sky from Oklahoma

June 06, 2024 Joanna Season 2 Episode 10
Rare Connection Episode 9: Malan Syndrome with sky from Oklahoma
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Rare Connection Episode 9: Malan Syndrome with sky from Oklahoma
Jun 06, 2024 Season 2 Episode 10
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Join me as I talk to Sky ,   mother of 3 children. about her daughter Presley's diagnosis with Malan Syndrome. Malan Syndrome is an overgrowth disorder that is considered as ultra rare.  Their are only 300 cases of this condition world wide.  Join me as I ask about her 8  year journey to diagnosis, Symptoms, Her role in Co-founding The Oklahoma Rare Coalition and the Malan Syndrome's Advocacy board which also deals with Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome (ATS).   The impact that Malan Syndrome has had on her family, resources and More.  You can visit the Malan Syndrome Foundation Website by going to https://www.malansyndrome.org/  If you would like to donate to this podcast you can go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2204433/support Please consider subscribing to Rare Chef here on YouTube.  Feel free to comment below.

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Join me as I talk to Sky ,   mother of 3 children. about her daughter Presley's diagnosis with Malan Syndrome. Malan Syndrome is an overgrowth disorder that is considered as ultra rare.  Their are only 300 cases of this condition world wide.  Join me as I ask about her 8  year journey to diagnosis, Symptoms, Her role in Co-founding The Oklahoma Rare Coalition and the Malan Syndrome's Advocacy board which also deals with Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome (ATS).   The impact that Malan Syndrome has had on her family, resources and More.  You can visit the Malan Syndrome Foundation Website by going to https://www.malansyndrome.org/  If you would like to donate to this podcast you can go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2204433/support Please consider subscribing to Rare Chef here on YouTube.  Feel free to comment below.

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Malan Syndrome
Presleys diagnosus with Malan Syndrome
Sky Finds her community in the Malan Syndrome foundation
Coping with Presley's diagnosis
Cifounding the Oklahoma Rare Coalition
Sky's Role on the board of Twist of Fate ATS
Sky's role on the Psrent Asvisory board on the parent advisory board of the Malan Syndrome Foundation
Support and resources
organizational impact
challenges as a rare parent advocate
Hopes for the future
Issues tat need to be addressed for Malan Syndrome
support from the public for Malan Syndrome
Advocacy
Hopes for the future
Advice to new parents
changes in perspective since Presley's diagnosis
closing remarks