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I am Rare: Eosinophilic Esophagitis

I am Rare: Eosinophilic Esophagitis  (because having a rare disease isn’t enough, they had to make it impossible to pronounce too) Rare Did you know… Continue reading I am Rare: Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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Curiouser and curiouser….

My story starts at 25 years old, where I was diagnosed with systemic scleroderma and PBC five days apart. I stopped working and started my… Continue reading Curiouser and curiouser….

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My daughter’s battles

Spring came early in 2009, our then 3-year-old daughter is an avid puddle jumper and my 9-month-old son has an ear infection. I am sleep… Continue reading My daughter’s battles

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Living with Multiple Hereditary Exotoses (MHE)

Hi my name is Keidi and this is my story with Multiple Hereditary Exotoses. (MHE) It all started when I was 2 when my mom… Continue reading Living with Multiple Hereditary Exotoses (MHE)

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Rare syndrome day

My son that passed away October 2018 had what is called christianson syndrome is it rare enough that I could not find it on the… Continue reading Rare syndrome day

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Metabolic Mayhem: Living with Lipodystrophy

The two people in my life that lived with lipodystrophy, died before the age of 35; my mother and sister. The journey of living and… Continue reading Metabolic Mayhem: Living with Lipodystrophy

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Surviving Subglottic Stenosis

I was an active mom, wife and person who worked full-time, was studying at a Graduate level and just trying to live life to the… Continue reading Surviving Subglottic Stenosis

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We Decided to Swim

Here is the link to my blog which is the story of raising a child in Northern Ontario with a physical disability.  https://link.medium.com/t1J2D8G9EU Thank you… Continue reading We Decided to Swim

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Hope Floats

I was diagnosed with Osteonecrosis a rare bone disease over one year ago.  I have this disease in my hip and now it has continued… Continue reading Hope Floats

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