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Meet families who chose VOXZOGO<\/h1>\n

Treatment stories from the achondroplasia community<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Families who started VOXZOGO early<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sophie, 9 months old, on VOXZOGO<\/span> since 3 months old<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet Sophie and listen as her mom, Amanda,<\/strong> shares why she feels she made the right decision for her family to start Sophie on VOXZOGO at 3 months old.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Eve, 3 years old, on VOXZOGO<\/span> since 16 months old as part of a clinical trial<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Get to know Eve and hear her mom, Julie,<\/strong> talk about why she decided to start VOXZOGO as early as possible.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Shawn, 8 years old, on VOXZOGO<\/span> since 4 years old as part of a clinical trial<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Meet Shawn and hear from his mom, Patty,<\/strong> as she discusses how important their BioMarin Clinical Coordinator was to helping their family understand, start, and feel supported throughout treatment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Families who have made VOXZOGO a part of their daily routine<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Miller, 13 years old, on VOXZOGO since 10 years old as part of a clinical trial<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hear Miller and his parents<\/strong> describe how they got their family used to an injection routine.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Annika, 14 years old, on VOXZOGO since 9 years old as part of a clinical trial<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

See Annika and her mom, Krista,<\/strong> share their story about how they decided to start and stay on VOXZOGO.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Families who have completed VOXZOGO<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Vivan, 18 years old, started VOXZOGO at 8 years old until his growth plates<\/span> closed as part of a clinical trial<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch Vivan<\/strong> discuss his passion for playing basketball and describe how he stayed dedicated to his treatment routine.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Satya, Vivan’s dad<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hear Satya<\/strong> share why his family decided VOXZOGO was the right choice for Vivan and why they feel it’s important to start as early as possible.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Ahmin, 17 years old, completed treatment with VOXZOGO<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn how Ahmin<\/strong> built a routine over time that helped him stay the course throughout his treatment experience.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Munira, Ahmin’s mom<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Munira<\/strong> shares how she became a strong advocate for her son since his birth, including throughout his VOXZOGO journey.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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More than 5,000 families worldwide have chosen
\nVOXZOGO for their infants and children with achondroplasia<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Meet families like yours<\/h3>\n \n

The VOXZOGO Mentor Program pairs you with a caregiver raising a child on VOXZOGO.<\/p>\n \n \n \"\"\/ Connect With a Caregiver <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Looking for more information about VOXZOGO?<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Your local BioMarin representative can help you find answers.<\/p>\n \n

Connect Now<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2068","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAchondroplasia Patients: Family Stories & Real Experiences | VOXZOGO\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hear stories from families raising a child, sharing real experiences, journeys, and life with achondroplasia.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voxzogo.com\/en-us\/patient-stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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