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Even stiff person syndrome cannot stop me!

Imagine a life in which the brain runs twice the normal speed, with an uncertain focus jumping onto various things ; while your spine and… Continue reading Even stiff person syndrome cannot stop me!

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Visual snow

I was 7 years old when i first suffered this disease .  I was scared of the floaters and dots i see . As i… Continue reading Visual snow

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Visual snow

I was 7 years old when i first suffered this disease .  I was scared of the floaters and dots i see . As i… Continue reading Visual snow

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A Challenged but Beautiful life

My name isYolanda, I am in my early 30’s and living with PCD. I was born prematurely and started my life in ICU at 9days… Continue reading A Challenged but Beautiful life

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a mystery yet to be solved

I was 10 years old when it all started, I woke with a migrain that made it so I could not lift my head without it… Continue reading a mystery yet to be solved

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Coexisting with pain is indescribable, indefinable. Pain doesn’t have a face or a physical identity, and it won’t produce an image on an X-ray. I was… Continue reading Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Life with a rare condition

‘I am not ready for this day’ is the first thought when I wake up in morning. I was 7 months old when my parents… Continue reading Life with a rare condition

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Life @42

I am 42 and just recently have been diagnosed with IGLM. I thought my doctor was joking when he delivered my diagnosis in April 2019.… Continue reading Life @42

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Une vie différente avec l’hypoparathyroïdie

J’ai 53 ans. En 2008, suite à une chirurgie pour cancer de la thyroïde, je me suis retrouvée en hypocalcémie sévère et crise de tétanie.… Continue reading Une vie différente avec l’hypoparathyroïdie

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