Case #30: Rose & Casey

About this episode

Casey McPherson shares the story of his daughter Rose's rare genetic mutation and his quest to find a cure.

Rockstar Casey McPherson and his family were shocked to the core when his daughter Rose was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation that has no known treatment. Faced with the possibility of losing his daughter, the front man of the Flying Colours dropped everything to devote his life to trying to find a cure before time runs out. We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic .    DISCLAIMER: By submitting your voice note using the link provided, you acknowledge that we have permission to potentially include that audio in future content.   *  *  *  *  *  * ****** SPOILER ALERT BELOW ******   You can learn more about AlphaRose at https://www.alpharose.com/ , To Cure A Rose Foundation at www.tocurearose.org and TCAR RareLabs at https://www.tcarrarelabs.org/ . You can follow Casey @casey.mcpherson on instagram.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Casey McPherson

Topics covered

• genetic mutation
• medical mystery
• family health
• rare diseases
• finding a cure

Keywords

• genetic mutation
• rare disease
• medical mystery
• Casey McPherson
• family health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flying Colours, AlphaRose, To Cure A Rose Foundation, TCAR RareLabs, iHeartMedia

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