Online support - videos, guides, toolkits

Facebook group for patients, parents, and caregivers to their child/loved one with Leigh syndrome

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Please join our Facebook group here

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Parenting Children with Mitochondrial Disease: Finding Space for Parental Well-Being 

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Dr. Rachel Kramer is a clinical psychologist in a private practice. During our conference, "Empower and Inspire: Understanding and Accelerating Research for Leigh Syndrome", she gave a talk that provided realistic, actionable strategies to help parents find ways to care for themselves in the context of the unique and intense stressors presented by parenting a child with mitochondrial disease. 

To view video on youtube click here

Click here to view slides

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Child Neurologist New Visit Toolkit from Child Neurology Foundation

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Fill out the Child Neurologist New Visit Toolkit prior to your first visit with a neurologist or when visiting a new neurologist.

Download the form, print it out and bring it to the visit with you. Keep an electronic or paper copy for yourself, as well. It will be a valuable resource to track your child’s journey and ensure the best quality of care.

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Spanish Version - click here

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Courageous Parents Network

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Courageous Parents Network (CPN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and digital platform developing and publishing resources to help parents and providers caring for seriously ill children mutually understand each other; communicate more effectively; make decisions together--and in so doing, change and improve the patient, family and provider experiences. 

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Guidebook for Caregivers of Children with Rare and/or Serious Illness

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Rare diseases affect nearly one in 10 Americans, and more than half of those affected are children. The urgency and pressures faced by parents, siblings or loved ones caring for a child with a rare disease are immense and constant. The Circle of Care Guidebook will help Caregivers more easily navigate through the needs and challenges of caring for children with rare and serious illnesses, and find the right next steps to take on their behalf.

Making Informed and Shared Decisions About Genetic Testing and Clinical Trial Participation

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Knowing how to make shared decisions is valuable throughout your rare disease journey. But it’s especially helpful when you’re making choices related to genetic testing, gene therapy, and participating in clinical trials for therapies in development. More than 70 percent of rare diseases are genetic in origin. Our knowledge about these diseases and how to treat them is growing rapidly. But there is still so much that is not known. There are rarely clear answers—and the answers we have are never “one size fits all.”In this toolkit, you’ll learn how to consider what’s right for you—and how to apply shared decision-making skills to the choices you make related to genetic testing and gene therapy clinical trials.

Rare Siblings Project

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An exploration of what it means to have a sibling with a life-threatening illness.

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When a child in the family has a rare and life-threatening illness, the entire family is affected, especially the child’s brothers and sisters. These siblings have deep feelings, questions, worries. Their experience is very unique and they often feel different and isolated from their peers. They are also proud, dedicated and loving of their sibling who is sick. And they can be wise beyond their years.

Article: Grief For Beginners: 5 Things To Know About Processing Loss

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Article from NPR which we hope would be comforting to those dealing with grief and loss