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Jack is Back! Chapin student returns to school following experimental gene therapy treatment

Summary by ABC Columbia
CHAPIN, SC (WOLO) — Following months of an experimental gene therapy treatment, one Midlands student is celebrating his first day back to school. A few minutes before sunrise on a cold and rainy morning, nine-year-old Jack Timmerman arrives to Lake Murray Elementary School by bus — with police escorts in tow. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness called Batten disease — often leading to blindness, seizures, and dementia. But on…
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ABC Columbia broke the news in Columbia, United States on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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