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Corneal Neuralgia

I suddenly developed severe pain in my eyes one night while shopping.  It was as if a light switch went on and suddenly sharp icicles… Continue reading Corneal Neuralgia

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Stella’s story

Every Valentine’s Day I celebrate with my family.  It’s also a very special day because we received Stella’s diagnosis on Valentine’s Day.  It’s a day… Continue reading Stella’s story

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Life to the Full with a Desmoid Tumor

At the age of twenty-five, after undergoing several scans and, ultimately, a biopsy, I was diagnosed with a Desmoid tumor, otherwise known as aggressive fibromatosis.… Continue reading Life to the Full with a Desmoid Tumor

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MPA Vasculitis – My Journey

My journey with MPA Vasculitis began with two months of flu like symptoms.  I was confused given it was summer, and I’d had an annual… Continue reading MPA Vasculitis – My Journey

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Years to find the rare

Noah’s had a tough battle trying to figure out what is wrong! It took over two years of ER and doctor trips to finally get… Continue reading Years to find the rare

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Antiphospholipid

I was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome when I was 10 years old. A year later I am living my best life with zero pain at… Continue reading Antiphospholipid

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LEGIUS syndrome

LEGIUS syndrome is a defect on the SPRED-1 gene. You have the same cafe-au-lait spots as people with NF, but you never develop the tumors.… Continue reading LEGIUS syndrome

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Living with CML: Lisa

My name is Lisa and I live in Toronto, Canada. I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in 2008, when my son Anthony was… Continue reading Living with CML: Lisa

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You don’t think it will happen to you, then it does.

E is for epilepsy. E is also for evil. Evil epilepsy. Having my second child I knew something was wrong when I was pregnant. The… Continue reading You don’t think it will happen to you, then it does.

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