Many of you know that our daughter, Carly was diagnosed with Progeria last year. What you may not know is that this disease is going to be cured in Carly's lifetime because the Progeria Research Foundation is so incredibly close to finding a cure.

Children with Progeria are born looking healthy, but begin to display many characteristics of accelerated aging at around 18-24 months of age. Progeria signs include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking skin, stiffness of joints, hip dislocation, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular (heart) disease and stroke. Children with Progeria die of atherosclerosis (heart disease) at an average age of 13.

Today Carly is 22 months, has lost most of her hair, has fallen off the weight percentile chart, but is growing steadily in height thanks to growth hormone injections and supplements. She is smart as a whip, very funny and ALWAYS smiling.

Please, if you can support us and The Progeria Research Foundation, we would be so grateful. This latest clinical trial is estimated to cost over $3.5 million. We will get there - but we need your help. Please forward this page to anyone you know that can help as well.

Thank you so very much!
-- the Kudzia family
Ryan, Heather, Garrett, Grant and Carly-Q