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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted October 17, 2017

    A Record Breaking Dinner in the Dark

    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 […]

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    By Laura Manfre
    In Blog
    Posted October 13, 2017

    Continuing to See Hope for IRD Treatments

    At three o’clock Thursday afternoon, Beth Chiarella and I had a very public moment of tears and hugs at Baltimore–Washington International Airport as we received news that after a day […]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted October 9, 2017

    ‘Walk Around With Your Blindness As a Badge of Triumph’

    Doctors diagnosed Jack McCormick in high school with Leber congenital amaurosis due to mutations in the RPE65 gene. With a mix of feelings about his diagnosis, it was when he […]

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    By Sofia Sees Hope
    In Blog
    Posted September 25, 2017

    Simon Wheatcroft: The Power of Pushing Through

    Simon Wheatcroft held his audience spellbound at the Global Genes conference in California where he detailed his journey from losing his sight as a teen-ager due to retinitis pigmentosa to […]

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     Living With LCA: Enzo’s Story
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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted September 12, 2017

    Living With LCA: Enzo’s Story

    Enzo was born in 2014 in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a clubfoot. He immediately received physical therapy, then a plaster cast for three months and one minor surgery. His parents – […]

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     Alan’s Story: Gaining Independence with Aira Technology
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    By Eissa Bass
    In Blog
    Posted August 21, 2017

    Alan’s Story: Gaining Independence with Aira Technology

    By Sally Higginson Trust me when I tell you to grab a tissue. Or roll down your sleeves and get ready to wipe. Me? My eyes are welling up even […]

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    By Eissa Bass
    In Blog
    Posted August 9, 2017

    Attention LCA Families: Sign up to receive the LCA Family Newsletter!

    Sofia Sees Hope, a nonprofit focused on families living with Leber congenital amaurousis (LCA), will launch a quarterly newsletter in the fall of 2017. SSH funds research for diagnosis, [...]

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     Living with LCA: Juliet’s Story
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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted August 2, 2017

    Living with LCA: Juliet’s Story

    Scott and Heather Soady and big sister Gillian welcomed baby Juliet two years ago, and life progressed in an understandably hectic way for the San Diego parents who also are […]

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    By Sofia Sees Hope
    In Blog
    Posted June 5, 2017

    Feeling the Mission

    There was nothing in my life to prepare me for the experience of Dinner in the Dark. I’ve supported many nonprofits, as a board member, consultant, and donor. I’ve been […]

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    By Sofia Sees Hope
    In Blog
    Posted June 1, 2017

    Love Golf? Hate Golf? Both Can Help Cure IRDs and LCA!

    Birdies for Charity is a great program that we joined this year to help us raise awareness about Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and to help raise funds to cure LCA […]

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