Celebrating a (not so) rare 200!

Not long ago the 200th case of PURA syndrome was diagnosed globally. This is momentous news for all of us! And I welcome this news as great progress in helping to support our ‘Rare Family’. It increases our ability to support research programs and our...

3rd Year Challenge Grant Met !

  I’ve had more than my fair share of happy news to announce lately, and this is just the next happy moment! In November we secured an anonymous donation for $3,000 with the challenge of raising our donor base and awareness: 300 new donors within 30 days. in...

Learning along the journey….

  Hi! My name is Karen Bennett and I am the USA Parent Liaison. I am a single Mom of two boys, 26 and 14 years old. My youngest son, William, was diagnosed with PURA in 2015. I sometimes get asked what it’s like to be a single Mom of a medically complex child....

A few thoughts about Endings and Beginnings and Middles

Dear PURA family: As most of you have heard by now we have gained another PURA angel. Darren was a funny and a kind soul who will surely look out for and comfort his mother and family. The passing of a child is simply one of the most tumultuous things that any human...
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