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Famille sans sucre

Nous sommes une famille porteuse du gène CSID (DCSI). En effet j’ai 35 ans et en 2014 alors que je suis devenue maman pour la… Continue reading Famille sans sucre

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I’d like to get off the boat now please.

Today is Rare Diseases Day, so in light of that I want to raise awareness of my diagnosis, in the hope that someone else may… Continue reading I’d like to get off the boat now please.

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Rare disease chose me but I choose Living Hope

Hi, I’m Kim from Manipur, India. Growing up I was sensitive to sunlight and camera flash light. At the same time I had quite low… Continue reading Rare disease chose me but I choose Living Hope

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Racing the deserts post LCPD

We lived at the end of town, up on Mt Carmel, where the shepherds used to come with their sheep and goat herds to the… Continue reading Racing the deserts post LCPD

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Dancing for Duchenne ❤

My name is Hulda and I am the mother of a 10 year old boy, Ægir Thor who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy which is an… Continue reading Dancing for Duchenne ❤

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Living like a lotus flower

My name is Catia and I come from Italy. I was diagnosed of an autoimmune and rare disease called Wegener’s granulomatosis(also known as Vasculitis GPA).… Continue reading Living like a lotus flower

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My Addison’s Disease Story

My Addison’s Disease diagnosis was a long time in coming. I spent the majority of my teenage years unwell, but things really came to a… Continue reading My Addison’s Disease Story

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Ben’s SINO Story

SINO syndrome is the syndrome of spastic paraplegia, intellectual disability, nystagmus, and obesity. It is an autosomal dominant rare disease with birth defects of cranial… Continue reading Ben’s SINO Story

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It ruined my life

Hi there, this story is very hard for me too tell because of the mental and physical damage it has done too me but here… Continue reading It ruined my life

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