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My wife’s raising awareness – All year!

My wife broke her arm almost 2 years ago. She slipped on ice and fell. The broken ends of the bone were sticking out the… Continue reading My wife’s raising awareness – All year!

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My son is my superhero

Today is rare diseases day and I want to share a story with you about my son   He is my superhero. He has a rare… Continue reading My son is my superhero

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A two-year struggle with IIH

I woke up one night with the worst headache of my life, and it never went away. It took me 10 months to get an… Continue reading A two-year struggle with IIH

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Long QT Syndrome Type 5

At the age of 45 I had multiple cardiac arrests I was fortunate to survive. I was diagnosed with long qt Type 5. Shortly after… Continue reading Long QT Syndrome Type 5

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Tarlov

I was diagnosed with Tarlov cyst in 2010. I had my first spine surgery to fenestrate 2 of those cysts in 2011.  I had some… Continue reading Tarlov

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NF Awareness

Even though NF appears in 1 in every 3000 births, the lack of knowledge, education and awarenessabout the illness makes it rare.  Manitoba Neurofibromatosis Support Group… Continue reading NF Awareness

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Moyamoya survivor

Mid august of 2017 had a work accident, from there had a stroke several tia before the stroke, finally had 3 strokes two days after… Continue reading Moyamoya survivor

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A Hard Pill to Swallow

Eosinophilic Esophagitis   I often try to explain my disease to others, especially when I try to describe why I can’t eat breakfast or eat something offered… Continue reading A Hard Pill to Swallow

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Living with Rare

Rare Diseases and Getting Older (APS-Type 1) Until I saw the survey in “Juggling Care and Daily Life: The Balancing Act of the Rare Disease… Continue reading Living with Rare

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