After a healthy and normal delivery on May 20, 1998 Remi was brought home from the hospital two days later to live what was thought would be a healthy life. Three days later, Remi was rushed back to the hospital where her parents discovered that there was a different outcome for Remi an outcome that would profoundly affect Remi, her older sister, Baela, and her parents. On that day, Remi suffered the first of what would be countless seizures and hospitalizations on the path to her eventual diagnosis with a rare (less than 200 cases diagnosed worldwide) genetic disorder called Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome (Glut1-DS).
The Remi Savioz Glut 1 Foundation was founded in January 2010 by Remi's parents, Lenny and Samra Savioz, to raise awareness of the disorder, as well as to raise money to support much-needed research on the cause and treatment of Glut 1-DS.
We invite you to explore this Web site to learn more about Remi and Glut 1-DS. We hope her story will inspire you to help us in our mission of finding a treatment or cure for children with this disease.
