Gieselmanns lose second daughter to Batten disease
Dana Gieselmann cuddling up with her daughter Elle during an infusion treatment session for Batten disease at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital on the day after Christmas. Elle passed away May 4 of Batten disease, the same rare disease that claimed the life of her older sister, Milla, in November 2016. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Milla's House is named for a Memphis girl who died of Batten disease in 2016 at age 6. Her sister just died from the same disease, starting a new grieving process for their parents and family.
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Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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