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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠? No treatments. No answers. No time. That was Pat Furlong’s reality. But instead of giving in, she stepped up and became a global force for change in rare diseases. In this week’s "Rare Mind Talks" Podcast, Pat shares how she transformed deep grief into unstoppable leadership. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. She built Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), now one of the most impactful advocacy organisations in the world. 🌍 Her story made me stop and think about: 🤔 How do we turn pain into purpose?  🤔 And who do we become when everything changes? Drop a comment 👇 I’d love to hear your story. Listen to the full conversation at: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dvSuZ43T Also available on podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and many others. Isabel Soares, Luis Fatela, Célia Azevedo Soares MD PhD, Ricardo Camossa, J. Michael Graglia, Effie Parks, Danielle Molinari Andrade, Isabelle Vacher, Jyothi Sharma, Ana Pataki MSc, Isa Tudorache, Annie Kennedy, Paulo Gonçalves, Ana Rita Moreira, Luis Miguel Oliveira #TheRareMind #RareMindTalks #Leadership #RareDiseases #AI #Data #Education #DigitalTransformation #Podcast #PatientAdvocacy