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My 50-Year fight for Diagnosis

Growing up I had many ‘party tricks’. I could bend my body into all sorts of strange shapes, turn my feet backwards, bend my fingers… Continue reading My 50-Year fight for Diagnosis

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I’d rather have hope than sadness

My daughter, Beth was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome in 2002. At that point there was no pathway to treatments or a cure. That changed in… Continue reading I’d rather have hope than sadness

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i am rare i am strong

My name is Kearyn , everyone calls me Kicky i am 9 i am rare. i have NF type 1 (with inoperabled optic pathway gliomas),… Continue reading i am rare i am strong

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ENORA TOUS AVEC TOI / MALADIE RARE

Enora, 10 mois, est atteinte d’une maladie génétique rarissime (<170 cas connus dans le monde). La mutation pathogène porte sur le gène CASK et entraîne… Continue reading ENORA TOUS AVEC TOI / MALADIE RARE

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Finding Our Moon’s Mission: to cure SPG56

This year we will be dressing in rainbow stripes for #RDD2022. Would you like to know why? In 2020 our family was growing just as… Continue reading Finding Our Moon’s Mission: to cure SPG56

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Ok

Vasilija rodjena 2012 god prenatalni volvulus operisana u prvom danu zivota ostalo joj 9 cm tankog creva . Trenutno ima ceste dehidracije na terapiji je… Continue reading Ok

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“I’ve got this” Said someone who refuses to let her rare disease define her.

I am a nineteen-year-old college student studying biology. I am also a writer, a proud author of my novel “Taylor’s Bond.” I’m also someone who… Continue reading “I’ve got this” Said someone who refuses to let her rare disease define her.

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Rare Disease Superhero

Hi, my name is Logan and I am 11 years old. I was diagnosed with LDS in 2018. It is a rare connective tissues disorder… Continue reading Rare Disease Superhero

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A TV show saved my life

My name is Christine, I’m 39 years old, married and the mother of a 13-year-old daughter and I live in northern Germany. I’ve suffered from… Continue reading A TV show saved my life

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