May 16, 2015
Jimmo and Buffy Grande of Fairfax Station listen to fun folksy music after the third annual Fragile X Walk. Jimmo was diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome at eight months old. Buffy was one of the co-organizers of the event to raise money for research and awareness of Fragile X.
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Fairfax Station: Fourth Fragile X Walk Scheduled for April 24
Since their first fundraising walk, the Northern Virginia Fragile X Family group has raised more than $130,000 for research into Fragile X, an inherited genetic mutation that can cause mental impairment ranging from moderate to severe learning disabilities and linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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