Living with LCA: Life Through Vicky’s Eyes
Preschooler Vittoria shrieks with delight as she bounds down the cobblestone way, toward the big statue of the angel riding a chariot. Later we see the almost-4-year-old, nicknamed Vicky, tossing [...]
Preschooler Vittoria shrieks with delight as she bounds down the cobblestone way, toward the big statue of the angel riding a chariot. Later we see the almost-4-year-old, nicknamed Vicky, tossing [...]
Ledyard, CT (Dec. 4, 2017) — Sofia Sees Hope, a Ledyard, CT-based patient advocacy organization dedicated to transforming the lives of those affected by blindness caused by Leber congenital [...]
Tami Morehouse made research history in the Leber congenital amaurosis world, and in the nation, when at age 44 she became the oldest person in a successful LCA-RPE65 genetic therapy […]
By Jack McCormick Parents want nothing but the best for their children. This is why I am so often asked questions like, “I have a 6-year-old son who has a […]
By Allison Galloway Somehow I made it through 37 years of life without ever meeting a blind person. Then my 3-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called […]
Annie Cohane takes singing lessons and piano lessons, she runs track, she’s working on swimming, and she’s a second-grader at an elementary school in Norwell, Mass. She’s 8 years […]
Your voice counts! Lawmakers on the state level need to hear from people living with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and other rare diseases to help secure funding for research, patients’ needs, [...]
Ledyard, CT (Oct. 25, 2017) — The Oct. 14 ‘Dinner in the Dark’ event hosted by Sofia Sees Hope raised nearly $200,000 to support its advocacy and education programs for […]
A two-day conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month offered the opportunity for organizations such as Sofia Sees Hope to discover the latest in the rare disease community, meet the […]
Our fourth annual Dinner in the Dark event broke all our past records: most attendees, most money raised, and most fun ever. More than 370 guests attended Dinner in the […]