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Long journey to diagnosis

At age 40 I began to train to run a half marathon.  Before I reached my goal I was coughing all the time, misdiagnosed with… Continue reading Long journey to diagnosis

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Growing up with Galactosemia

I’m Anslee, I have an older brother and a younger sister. All three of have a rare metabolic disease called Galactosemia. Galactosemia is a disease… Continue reading Growing up with Galactosemia

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Surviving and Rocking It!

I have been ill my entire life. At 3 years old I walked miles to an ENT with my grandmother regularly, got shots and a prescription… Continue reading Surviving and Rocking It!

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Interesting journey

My story started when I was born. I was one month pre mature and failured to thrive my first year of life. I always had… Continue reading Interesting journey

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ZebraStrong

My name is Sarah I was diagnosed with CVID about 4 years ago. My doctors think I was born with it and it was activated… Continue reading ZebraStrong

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ZebraStrong

My name is Sarah I was diagnosed with CVID about 4 years ago. My doctors think I was born with it and it was activated… Continue reading ZebraStrong

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We Decided to Swim

Here is the link to my blog which is the story of raising a child in Northern Ontario with a physical disability.  https://link.medium.com/t1J2D8G9EU Thank you… Continue reading We Decided to Swim

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Life with lissencephaly

Zion is 9 months old and he has been diagnosed with lissencephaly and microcephaly. He has a small head and smooth brain. He first got… Continue reading Life with lissencephaly

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My rare disease may take away my strength but it can’t take away my spirit…

(Please note that my experiences are my own and are not representative of all GNEM patients). GNE myopathy (GNEM) is an ultra-rare neuromuscular disease. GNEM… Continue reading My rare disease may take away my strength but it can’t take away my spirit…

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