Family Leads Campaign to Raise Awareness of Rare Conditions

Family leads campaign to raise awareness of rare conditions

"There’s such a lack of understanding, which is why this awareness campaign is so important."

After son diagnosed with rare genetic mutation, Schleifers look to raise awareness, fund research

Throughout his life, David Schleifer, 38, has suffered from an array of seemingly unrelated medical conditions: digestive issues, eye problems, heart defects, joint pain, neurodevelopmental delays. “If anybody could have a problem, it would be my son,” David’s mother, the philanthropist Harriet Schleifer, told eJewishPhilanthropy last week.  Until recently, all of those symptoms were treated as distinct, inexplicable problems. “Ive had more than…