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Wegeners

When I was 21 my body started hurting all the time. I couldn’t do the simplest of tasks and my husband had to help dress… Continue reading Wegeners

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Wegeners

When I was 21 my body started hurting all the time. I couldn’t do the simplest of tasks and my husband had to help dress… Continue reading Wegeners

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Helpless and hopeful

3 years, I never would have thought 3 years ago that I’d still be battling Brucella. I contracted brucella from working with cattle. When I… Continue reading Helpless and hopeful

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Syringomyelia/Syringobulbia

I was diagnoised with Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia in 2009. I will always remember the day that I went to hang up a jacket and I… Continue reading Syringomyelia/Syringobulbia

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Myasthenia Gravis

I was diagnosed in May 2007. My right eyelid started drooping, and I thought nothing of it. A few days later, the drooping was not… Continue reading Myasthenia Gravis

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Myasthenia Gravis

I was diagnosed in May 2007. My right eyelid started drooping, and I thought nothing of it. A few days later, the drooping was not… Continue reading Myasthenia Gravis

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Stiff Person Syndrome – My Diagnosis

February 18, 1994.  It was the day four – five years of elusive and progressive symptoms finally captured my entire body into a rigid, trembling immoveable mass. … Continue reading Stiff Person Syndrome – My Diagnosis

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Ondine’s Curse

I was diagnosed with Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome and hirschprungs disease when i was just 1 month old. My parents fought hard for my life… Continue reading Ondine’s Curse

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Living with VARS

Krystof is 5 years old, and 3 years ago he’s been diagnosed with VARS syndrome! The geneticists said it’s a new and rare disease, and they had… Continue reading Living with VARS

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