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KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Rare As One Grant

Funding to Strengthen Organizational and Research Capacity to Accelerate Research for KCNQ2-Related Disorders We are thrilled to announce that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has selected the foundation to receive a Rare As One Network grant. This award will be critical in accelerating operational efforts and supporting individuals and families impacted by KCNQ2-related disorders. “We are deeply…

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KCNQ2-Related Epilepsy ICD-10 Codes Approved!

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What is an ICD-10 Code? Developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), this is the tenth version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), known as ICD-10. It is a system used worldwide by doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, and health organizations to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures. Each code is unique and…

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Picture Perfect

It takes so much more energy When you love and live with someone who has a rare condition like KCNQ2, the day-to-day grind can feel overwhelming. How do you keep creating and capturing beautiful memories? Here, KCNQ2 mum Claire Audibert shares her thoughts on focusing on unique and small moments of happiness, and what lies…

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Find Your Tribe

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When tragedy strikes and your world is turned upside down, how do you start to recover? Who do you turn to for advice, reassurance, support? Here, KCNQ2 mum Claire Audibert shares how she found support in KCNQ2 Cure Alliance, and a sense of belonging to a community. A rare and catastrophic condition 9 June 2015:…

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Ode to a Cure

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Our KCNQ2 Cure pal Dr. Phillip Pearl is on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. Dr. Pearl is the Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and a professor of neurology at Harvard University. He’s also a celebrated jazz musician. When I spoke to him recently, I asked him if…

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KCNQ2 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program

KCNQ2 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program We at the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance have spent the last few months split between wrangling our own families (who knew 2020 would give us the opportunity to try out being full-time chefs, teachers, coaches, nurses, and teleworkers all at once?) and thinking about our KCNQ2 community. In early May,…

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This is us!!

THIS IS US! I don’t often share our private battle but it’s KCNQ2 awareness week March 1-7 and I want to be a part of the movement. So what is KCNQ2? It’s a severe rare epileptic disorder, but honestly, it’s different for every afflicted person, and family. So, what is KCNQ2 to Nolan? It is…

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November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month

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What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is the general term for a variety of neurological conditions characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. A seizure is a brief disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain that causes temporary changes in movement, awareness, feelings, behavior, or other bodily functions. Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest known medical conditions,…

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KCNQ2 Cure Down Under “New Horizons” Fundraiser Breaks Record

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The fourth KCNQ2 Cure New Horizons in Science Dinner smashed fundraising records for KCNQ2 Cure Down Under.  The dinner in Melbourne, Australia raised $160,000 for medical research to find a cure for KCNQ2 — double the previous amount.  The dinner showcases star scientists from around the world and raises awareness about KCNQ2 genetic epilepsy. KCNQ2…

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GLOCAL – Brews for KCNQ2

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On Saturday, October 19th we got a chance to celebrate our community, raise some money and awareness for KCNQ2 Cure. We hosted an event at the Silver Branch Brewing Company in Silver Spring, Maryland. Silver Branch hosts a monthly charity event and we managed to get the slot for October. From 1:00 to 4:00 we…

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