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My Story of Survival

In 2008 I was beginning my Junior year of high school, when on November 1st, while moving my great grandmother into a new apartment my… Continue reading My Story of Survival

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The invisible group

Each year I “celebrate” Rare Disease Day which was February 29th.  Celebrate is a weird word to describe it, but it a day that I… Continue reading The invisible group

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GPA wegeners warrior

After many months with flu like symptoms, antibiotic after antibiotic I was diagnosed with vasculitis more specifically Graulomatosis with Polyangiitis Aka wegeners disease. A 19 year old girl… Continue reading GPA wegeners warrior

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Lack of Government Assistance for an extremely rare condition

I have a 6 year old grandson with a condition known as SLC1A4  of which there are approximately 20 known cases in the world. Dean… Continue reading Lack of Government Assistance for an extremely rare condition

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“Its all in your head”

“Its all in your head.” “Its only psychogenic.” “Get over it, its just in your head.” Just some phrases I have to deal with nearly… Continue reading “Its all in your head”

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21 to 87

I haven’t been sick my entire life, I was relatively “healthy” until 2018. I suffered from a mini stroke at the age of 21 and… Continue reading 21 to 87

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Chronically Molly

My name is Molly, and I’m almost 16 years old. I am from New York State and I am living with multiple chronic and rare… Continue reading Chronically Molly

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Living with FSHD and working toward a cure

I have a rare disease – FacioScapuloHumeral Muscular Dystrophy. One in every approximately 8000 people have FSHD. I had never heard of this disease until… Continue reading Living with FSHD and working toward a cure

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Our precious angel ♡♡

Here we sit thinking that an autism diagnosis was the end of the world. Caitlyn was born on the 20th of May 2012. After a… Continue reading Our precious angel ♡♡

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