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The Curious Case of Dominik Koźmik

Our son Dominik is three years old. He was born 40 weeks pregnant but weighed too little. Since birth, he had eating problems, he developed… Continue reading The Curious Case of Dominik Koźmik

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Lauas’s life with POLG gene mutation

My name is Laura and I’m 9 years old. Until I was 3 years old, I was a healthy kid. When I got to kindergarten… Continue reading Lauas’s life with POLG gene mutation

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Gorgeous George

Hello my name is George. I am 4 years old and I have a rare syndrome called CTNNB1. It’s a genetic mutation on the CTNNB1… Continue reading Gorgeous George

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Little penguin that never knew

Fibrous dysplasia is a chronic issue where scar-like tissue grows in place of normal bone. Which then can result to Bone deformity, Brittle bones, gate,… Continue reading Little penguin that never knew

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Uma história de lutas e superacoes

Sou a Rose , mae da Barbara, 19 anos, natural do Brasil, mas moradora de New Jersey a 3 anos ! Viemos para EUA, tentar… Continue reading Uma história de lutas e superacoes

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Olivia – the best that ever happend to us

Hi, this is Olivia from Germany, 16 months old – diagnosed with infantile Tay Sachs disease in 12/2021. There were months of not knowing whats… Continue reading Olivia – the best that ever happend to us

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What Makes Me Me

My name is Amber Brine and I am from Queensland, Australia and this is my story. I was born with an extremely rare condition called… Continue reading What Makes Me Me

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The best day ever

My daughter has a rare disease– HIDS(hyper Ig D syndrome),she is seven years old .She started with the biological therapy as she started her first… Continue reading The best day ever

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My Tribe

With her first scary seizure at 3 days old, and some pretty routine testing like MRIs, CT scans, EEGs, some genetic testing (Rett, Fragile X),… Continue reading My Tribe

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