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Losing our 12 year old daughyer to Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Adriana started feeling sick when we were spending Christmas in Puerto Rico with family. I flew back to Cleveland with her and went straight to… Continue reading Losing our 12 year old daughyer to Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

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MON HISTOIRE

Permettez-moi également de partager avec vous un aperçu de mon parcours personnel, qui me motive d’autant plus à participer à cette conférence. À l’âge de… Continue reading MON HISTOIRE

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Surviving Life with Multiple Rare Diseases

I am Erin, an experienced Service Dog Handler. I currently have a Service Dog. We have been a team for 8 years. He will be… Continue reading Surviving Life with Multiple Rare Diseases

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CVS

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with a rare condition called CVS its horrible to live with

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An Interesting Case

My name is Jessa, I’m 18, and I have multiple rare diseases with unknown genetic causes. One is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a connective tissue disorder… Continue reading An Interesting Case

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“My Destiney”

This story is about my daughter Destiney. Destiney was diagnosed with a very rare genetic disorder “proponic acidemia” in 1985. She passed away in December… Continue reading “My Destiney”

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Emyrson’s story

My son, Emyrson was born with Dravet syndrome, a rare genetic lifelong condition that causes prolonged seizures. At his first vaccinations, it caused him to… Continue reading Emyrson’s story

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What is Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis – My story.

After a bone marrow biopsy it was found that on November 13th 2023 I was diagnosed with a fatal case of Secondary Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, also… Continue reading What is Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis – My story.

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My Daughter’s Story

My daughter’s story started after hip replacement revision surgery.Six days post op her right leg became paralysed and she was in excruciating pain. The following… Continue reading My Daughter’s Story

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