Category Archives: Blog

Happy First Day of Summer!!

Happy first day of summer! Due to Covid-19, we haven’t been able to do a...

Building our Little Room – Follow up from “Discovering Our Connections- GFPD Virtual Meetup”

Recently I attended the Discovering Our Connections Virtual Family Meetup hosted by the GFPD. I...

History of peroxisome biogenesis disorder-Zellweger spectrum disorder (PBD-ZSD) Terminology

      The GFPD was founded in 2010 to fill an unmet need to...

Mother’s Day

I have often been asked what it is like being the mom to a child...

Honoring Our Bereaved Mothers

Alone and in the darkness, often feeling so incredibly hopeless: this was the reality of...

GFPD “Sensing Connections” Grief Support Group | Remembrance & Support

Alone. In the darkness, often feeling so incredibly hopeless. This was my reality of my...

Natalie and Gwendolyn's Rare Disease Week wrap up

 February 2020 was Gwendolyn and my first Rare Disease Week. Gwendolyn is my 21 month...

Spring update from GFPD Patient Ambassador, Anna Violet

Anna Violet says “Happy Spring Time” to all of her PBD family! Anna Violet has...

Anna Violet’s journey to a peroxisomal disorder diagnosis | GFPD 2020 Patient Ambassador

Our family’s journey to receiving Anna Violet’s diagnosis took approximately three months, but time moves...

Types of peroxisomal disorders: peroxisomal biogenesis disorders and single enzyme protein deficienc

Most peroxisomal disorders are rare, genetic (autosomal recessive) conditions that are often terminal and affect...