Items Tagged ‘#National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association’
January 9, 2018
Twins take action: diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, sisters raise awareness to find treatment and a cure
By Sharon Rosen 
Many people have moments when they are clumsy – accidentally spilling things or stumbling when they walk. In hindsight, these events were early signs that twins Katie and Allie Buryk had late onset Tay-Sachs disease, a rare genetic disorder. But it wasn’t until one day when the two sisters were home from college that their […]
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