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Laurie Strongin will talk about her son Henry who passed away from the blood disorder Fanconi Anemia, the work that she did to lobby for passage of Stem Cell legislation, and her Hope For Henry Foundation which has helped so many Pediatric Cancer patien Help and Hope Happen Here

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Laurie Strongin's son Henry passed away at the age of 7 from the blood disorder Fanconi Anemia in 2002. During Henry's battle with this disorder and after he passed away Laurie worked very hard with the United States Congress, which included polar opposites Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich to try and pass the Stem Cell Enhancement Research Act which would have helped Henry during his health crisis. Laurie appeared on Nightline, wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post criti...

Laurie Strongin's son Henry passed away at the age of 7 from the blood disorder Fanconi Anemia in 2002. During Henry's battle with this disorder and after he passed away Laurie worked very hard with the United States Congress, which included polar opposites Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich to try and pass the Stem Cell Enhancement Research Act which would have helped Henry during his health crisis. Laurie appeared on Nightline, wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post criti...

1 hr 1 min