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Living and teaching with a rare genetic condition

I was born on 1st september 1991 with polydactyl – extra flappy finger on left hand and extra crossed over toe on right foot, both… Continue reading Living and teaching with a rare genetic condition

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Life with Arnie

A decade ago I was diagnosed with a brain malformation, yeah funny when you know me « we all knew she was wierd «  Little did… Continue reading Life with Arnie

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Love To Emma—To cure Batten Disease

Emma, once a vibrant and healthy child, faced a sudden and devastating turn when seizures struck at 3. Genetic testing unveiled a cruel diagnosis—Late infantile… Continue reading Love To Emma—To cure Batten Disease

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It’s not over unTIL it’s over!

My story I am a big believer that everyone is a survivor whether you were recently diagnosed or have been fighting it a long time,… Continue reading It’s not over unTIL it’s over!

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Perthes disease

My name is Ella, and for the past three years of my life I have been dealing with legg-calve perthes disease. It’s a hip condition… Continue reading Perthes disease

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Living with a Dravet Warrior

My name is Adel Bounif. I live in the North East of France . My daughter is 12 years old and is suffering from the… Continue reading Living with a Dravet Warrior

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A colecionadora de milagres

Hello, my name is Juliana Flores, I’m Brazilian and I have an 11 year old son (Isaac) who was diagnosed with acute necrotizing cephalopathy with… Continue reading A colecionadora de milagres

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Positive Bee 🐝

Elias – 2 jaar. 🇧🇪 Na dat Elias geboren was, merkten wij al heel snel dat er iets mis was. Hij leek zich niet goed… Continue reading Positive Bee 🐝

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Gabrijel

Gabrijel je rođen 17.03.2017. i od rođenja je postojala sumnja na dijagnozu OI s obzirom da ima plavkasto sive bjeloočnice.Dakle,rijetke dijagnoze su tu i teško… Continue reading Gabrijel

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