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Moas story

Moa is soon a six year old girl. She lives in Sweden with her family, parents and her sibling Thea. When Moa was four years… Continue reading Moas story

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Living with Pompe Disease

My name is Jackie Hicklin I’m 57 years of age,I started having trouble limping, when i was 33 years old, I never knew about it,… Continue reading Living with Pompe Disease

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Writing Her Own Story

When my daughter Jordyn was just a year old, my husband and I began seeing signs that something might be wrong. She began having tremors… Continue reading Writing Her Own Story

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I have 2 rare diseases

In April 2016 at 43 my world changed! After many years of being misdiagnosed I finally got the diagnosis of not just 1 but 2… Continue reading I have 2 rare diseases

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Serafina’s rare journey

Serafina was diagnosed with the very rare TBL1XR1- related disorder, as a result of a spontaneous genetic mutation, just shy of two years old. At… Continue reading Serafina’s rare journey

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An unexpected journey, what now?

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with plastic bronchitis after a bronchoscopy to see what was happening in my lungs when coughing up these strange bronchial… Continue reading An unexpected journey, what now?

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Our sunshine boy

Our son, Oakland was born healthy and perfect. He was diagnosed with jaundice a few days after birth but didn’t need phototherapy. We were in… Continue reading Our sunshine boy

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Born on Rare Disease Day with a Rarest of disease mutation; Rare amongst the ‘many Rare’

Aisha was born on the RDD 2019 at 1111hrs in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Owing to her mother’s unstable condition, she was born slightly… Continue reading Born on Rare Disease Day with a Rarest of disease mutation; Rare amongst the ‘many Rare’

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Lets make the world colourful

I look at you and I smile, because I see the colour in your eyes and I love it…. I look at you and I… Continue reading Lets make the world colourful

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