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Over a year to diagnose SARCOIDOSIS.

My name is Christina and I am from Melbourne, Australia. I am 60 years old. I was diagnosed with sarcoidosis 27 years ago after the birth of… Continue reading Over a year to diagnose SARCOIDOSIS.

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Never back down

I’m Vidisha. I’m 33 years old and I’m a doctor in India. My journey with PH is recent but I have sarcoidosis since 2015.  Despite… Continue reading Never back down

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Imagine a life without Sweets

My daughter has hereditary fructose intolerance which means she can not metablise fructose. Unfortunately, fructose is found in nearly all fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and processed… Continue reading Imagine a life without Sweets

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My Battle

I am 18 years old and live in Clio, Michigan. I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos… Continue reading My Battle

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OSKAR our little sunshine

Our son Oskar was born on the 8th of October 2018. During all of my scans Oskar was presumed perfectly healthy. At 36 weeks I… Continue reading OSKAR our little sunshine

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Brycens Story

Brycen was born November 26th 2011. For the first 2-3 months everything seemed fine. We noticed when he was 4-5 months old that he was… Continue reading Brycens Story

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RareXEight

Hi my fellow Zebras/Unicorns! A few years ago I was diagnosed with Guillian Barré Syndrome, and within a few weeks of being in the hospital… Continue reading RareXEight

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome Survivor

My journey with Guillian-Barre Syndrome began on June 15,1988 following a holiday vacation in Venezuela. Following my return from vacation, I experienced severe intestinal problems… Continue reading Guillain-Barre Syndrome Survivor

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CAPS

CAPS is an Auto-Inflammatory disease. I was diagnosed in 2014 after many years of being treated with something else and not knowing what caused me… Continue reading CAPS

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