Grace Colbert – Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome

Learn more about Grace's experience with Nephrotic Syndrome at Children's Hospital.

At 9 years old, Grace Colbert was struggling to put on her dance leotard when her mother noticed that her young daughter was extremely swollen. That episode resulted in a diagnosis of a rare condition called steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome.

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