When her son Baron was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease, Kim Burd turned her family’s journey at CHOP into the inspiration behind the Powerhouse Fundraiser—a movement uniting families, doctors, and donors to fuel lifesaving research.
Imagine losing your vision so quickly you don’t have time to prepare for what will happen next. This is what happened to 13-year-old Xavier, later diagnosed with LHON.
After a decade, doctors finally provide answers and treatment for a child with a rare syndrome.
Ignacio has been a healthy and active kid since he received a liver transplant at CHOP when he was two months old, part of his treatment for a rare form of mitochondrial disease.