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Governor Cooper Proclaims Fragile X Awareness Day

By stevestrom | July 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Governor Cooper Proclaims Fragile X Awareness Day

Raleigh, NC (July 20, 2023) – Celebrating National Fragile X Awareness Day, Governor Roy Cooper is proclaiming Saturday, July 22 as Fragile X Awareness Day across North Carolina as part of National Fragile X Awareness month.  Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation (a change in the DNA structure) in the…

Fragile X Picnic Honors Two Fragile X Volunteers

By stevestrom | October 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Fragile X Picnic Honors Two Fragile X Volunteers

Two of North Carolina’s Fragile X pioneers were recognized and honored for their many years of service to our community at the NC Fragile X Foundation’s annual picnic in October. Held at Lake Mackintosh Park in Burlington, NC the picnic reunited many family and friends who had not seen each other in several years due…