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You don‘t need Sight to have Insight

I was born in 1999 and diagnosed with aniridia, glaucoma and nystagmus (the latter are frequently occuring secondary diseases of aniridia) shortly after.  I underwent… Continue reading You don‘t need Sight to have Insight

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Living without an immune system for a while

When I was three, which I am 9, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyosistis, which was medium severe. My mom took me to the doctor… Continue reading Living without an immune system for a while

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Nouvelle direction

Bonjour,  Je m’appelle Patricia j’ai 56 ans et je suis mariée, j’ai deux filles de 36 et 34 et deux petits enfants de 10 et… Continue reading Nouvelle direction

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#VoiceForNora

Hi there! 🙂 My name is Nora. I am secretly writing poems in Austria & I’ve been trying to recover from chronic pain for years. •… Continue reading #VoiceForNora

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Q Fever

Hi, I’m Sam, and I have chronic q fever. There are around 50 of us in the uk, and less than 5% have the chronic… Continue reading Q Fever

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Me and ET

Hi, I was Diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia, jak2+  on September 11th 2012 after having a few blood tests.  When I was told it was a… Continue reading Me and ET

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Netherton Syndrome

My son was born with Netherton Syndrome 45 years ago and apart from yearly visits to the Rare Disease Clinic at St Thomas Hospital we… Continue reading Netherton Syndrome

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Born Strong

Having been born with CAH teenage years were really hard.  I was ashamed, embarrassed and annoyed. It made me really angry.  Now in my 30s… Continue reading Born Strong

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How to live with HHT

I am 71 yrs of age, I’ve have HHT all of my life, my father, his three sisiters and his three brothers all had HHT. my… Continue reading How to live with HHT

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