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How getting a diagnosis is like breaking a code

Posted to Rare Disease Day website, 25.02.2018 Getting a diagnosis felt like code-breaking It’s impossible to describe the relief – after being told for so… Continue reading How getting a diagnosis is like breaking a code

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ICP – extreme itchiness is not always normal during pregnancy.

I was one of the lucky women who was diagnosed with ICP with our third and fourth pregnancy. I had horrible itching that wouldn’t stop,… Continue reading ICP – extreme itchiness is not always normal during pregnancy.

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Caleb Champagne

  Caleb Champagne  On the morning of October 27, 2016 we were scheduled to welcome our second child into the world. What was a routine… Continue reading Caleb Champagne

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Thomas is a PBD warrior!

Thomas is a little warrior who is 2 years old  living with Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorder (PBD), from Saint-Quentin, NB, Canada. Thomas is 1 of 175… Continue reading Thomas is a PBD warrior!

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I am a Zebra and then Rare Disease Community is My Herd

My life changed in an instant. 32 years old, mom to 5 kids aged 2-13, business owner, married mom. Our newspaper business had just gotten… Continue reading I am a Zebra and then Rare Disease Community is My Herd

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Rising up against Cryo

Sometimes, just sometimes, I find writing helps. But I find it difficult writing about illness. And the thought of subsequently publishing it gives me chills,… Continue reading Rising up against Cryo

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Living with SPS

In May/14 I started falling but did not put my hands out to stop myself, so fell flat on my face. I was seeing a… Continue reading Living with SPS

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3 YOUNG BOYS IN SAME FAMILY ARE AFFECTED

My name is Lidia, my husband’s name is Adrien. We are the parents of three beautiful and wonderful boys. And we are here to help… Continue reading 3 YOUNG BOYS IN SAME FAMILY ARE AFFECTED

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I Am Not Alone

I am Canadian born of Irish immigrant parents so the first rare disease your mind might jump to is Hereditary Hemochromatosis and your assumption would… Continue reading I Am Not Alone

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