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When I was just five years old, I visited my great aunt’s farm in Ireland and ate a bowl of cereal with a jug of… Continue reading My Story

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Incurable Disease in Remission

Hello my name is Kristina and I have Juvenile Dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease affecting three in one million kids worldwide. I was diagnosed in 5th… Continue reading Incurable Disease in Remission

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Life with TTD

Mina is a 7 year old girl who was diagnosed at 1 with TTD, a rare genetic disorder that has a broad spectrum of what… Continue reading Life with TTD

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From SMA diagnosis to a PhD student whose thesis will focus on SMA

I was born in 1997 and I had quite normal infancy. Since we know SMA now, when we think about how I was in when… Continue reading From SMA diagnosis to a PhD student whose thesis will focus on SMA

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Elliott’s Journey with DNAJC12 Deficiency

Elliott was born prematurely at 34 weeks, 2 days due to mom’s preeclampsia. He spent 23 days in the NICU where we learned that he… Continue reading Elliott’s Journey with DNAJC12 Deficiency

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Our beautiful kimberley

Our SYNGAP1 story Our Kimberley Kimberley is our beautiful, funny and loving 10 year old girl. She has the most endearing laugh and when she’s… Continue reading Our beautiful kimberley

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Strong princesses layan

Hello, this is my little girl Lyan, or as we call her Lulu We are from  Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, She is like… Continue reading Strong princesses layan

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Fight

انا ايسل عندي متلازمه ريت الي مقيداني فكل حاجه (الحركه و الكلام و اللعب ) ورغم كدا انا بحب الناس و بحب العب و اخرج… Continue reading Fight

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Crystal’s Story

I got to hold my sister Crystal moments after she was born. She was a treasure to me, having made me a big sister. While… Continue reading Crystal’s Story

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