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Mary Anne Meskis

Mary Anne was a founding member of DSF, stepping off of the Board to take the position of Executive Director in 2012. She is a passionate advocate for the Dravet syndrome community and has served in various capacities for the community prior to the inception of DSF in 2009. In addition, she currently serves on several epilepsy working groups, including the Epilepsy Leadership Council. She has owned and managed several small businesses in the private sector, spanning over 25 years. This business experience has translated well into her role as Executive Director. She is responsible for the overall organizational management and has continued to expand programming and fund development for DSF. Mary Anne resides in North Carolina with her husband and her youngest son, Elliot, who has Dravet syndrome. It is her son who drives her to be a catalyst for change within the Dravet syndrome community.

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Tara Desisto

Tara

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your life Tara loves visiting animals, shooting hoops with a basketball, going to the beach, eating eggplant parmesan and giving hugs and kisses. When did the patient’s seizures begin? Tara’s first seizure occurred at 6 months old and continued through approximately age 18 (seizures are fairly […]

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Jaxton Richardson

Jaxton

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeWe live in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Jaxton loves to go to Hershey park, the beach, the zoo, the aquarium, play with his cousins and play with his bunny and puppy. When did the patient’s seizures begin?With Jax, it seemed that nothing was wrong until a sudden

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Jagger Rigby

Jagger

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeWe live in the Midwest (NW Missouri). We love to be outside, watch/race motocross and spend time with family. When did the patient’s seizures begin?Jagger started having seizures at 5 months old. It was very unexpected and scary. As the seizures became more frequent and

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Kylen Sprague

Kylen

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeOur family isn’t much, it’s dysfunctional and not very close, but what matters is that my son knows he is loved unconditionally. He runs the show with anyone he’s around. His favorite thing to do is watch cocomelon, color pictures, and drink chocolate milk. Kylen’s

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Blaklee Johnson

Blakelee

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeHelloooo, I’m Sielana Johnson, i have 2 beautiful daughters, Brynlee & Blakelee, married, and have a golden retriever, neyland, and a cat, Nova Lee! Brynlee is 7 years old & Blakelee is 5 almost 6 months old. We enjoy spending so much time together &

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Benton Lay

Benton

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeHello we are the Lay family and we live in Missouri. My husband and I have two boys Finley and our Dravet Warrior, Benton. Both boys are rough and tough. They love to play outside, swim, cook, and play on their tablets. Hanging out with

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Dominic Burkamp

Dominic

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeWe are a family of 3. My husband, Dominic and myself. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats. We live in the Pittsburgh, Pa area. We love to go to amusement parks, swim, play outside, dance, sing, attend church and listen to music. What brings

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Will Capps

Will

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeWill is our middle child with a de novo SCN1A mutation. He loves balls, cars, music, wearing one shoe and playing peek-a-boo. We live in southeast Missouri and enjoy going to the St. Louis Zoo, going on walks as a family with Will’s service dog,

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Juniper

Juniper

Tell us about yourself and the Dravet patient in your lifeJuniper is our first child and such a joy. Her journey started in California before we moved back to beautiful New Mexico shortly after she was born. We find joy in the outdoors and spending time with family. Watching life through her eyes is the

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DSF Parent Ambassador Introductions – Part 2

Last week, I had the honor of re-introducing our veteran Parent Ambassadors and introducing our newest Parent Ambassadors from the Midwest. This week, it is my pleasure to continue those introductions and hope you’ll join me in welcoming our newest Parent Ambassadors from the Northeast and West regions: Jennifer Marasco-Kuhn – Pennsylvania (Northeast region) Jennifer

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