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Nancy Kessler is an SRF BOD member, an active volunteer & advocate, and has hosted the SRF Gala honoring her sister Caren Leib for three years, including coming up on October 21, 2023. Caren is the oldest known person diagnosed with SYNGAP1. It is impossible to do justice to her 67 years on this planet, but luckily, Caren starred in her own movie, and Nancy has shared numerous other stories about her sister’s life. We hope you enjoy this unique episode, then check out the links below to learn even more about this family that is so special to the SynGAP Research Fund community. 

Nancy’s ⁠SRF Bio⁠

Caren’s ⁠Warrior Story⁠

Celebrating Caren - 15-minute movie; 2-minute trailer; press release;

Video of event held to launch Celebrating Caren

Meeting Caren--Interview with SRF’s Jess Duggan Blog post (Jess’s SRF Bio)

SRF Gala honoring Caren Leib - 2023 webpage; 2022 videos #1 & #2; 2021 summary;

Happy 65th Birthday Caren! - Blog Post

Follow Nancy:

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Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ashley Frye⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

⁠⁠⁠⁠SRF Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan’s Warrior Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SYNGAP1 Stories ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 001⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Ashley Frye

SRF & SYNGAP1 Info:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠What is SYNGAP1?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Syngap Research Fund⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://syngapresearchfund.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Donate - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Syngap.Fund/Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠SYNGAP1 & Epilepsy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Why Getting a Genetic Diagnosis Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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