Abigail and Annabelle Beedle have been diagnosed with CLN2, a rare genetic nervous system disorder, also referred to as 'Batten Disease.' Their story is being told by the Glenview-based Trifecta Dance Collective.
Abigail and Annabelle Beedle have been diagnosed with CLN2, a rare genetic nervous system disorder, also referred to as "Batten Disease." Their story is being told by the Glenview-based Trifecta Dance Collective.
"There are different duets throughout the whole piece from beginning to end, so it was kind of that through line of the sister's different pathways and journey's through this," said Ava Wichser Foerster. The National Organization for Rare Disorders named Lurie Children's a Rare Disease Center of Excellence, making it the first hospital in Illinois to receive the designation.
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