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From Pain to PURPOSE

Imagine waking up one day with your joints frozen from pain after leading a life filled with outdoor concerts, theme parks and traveling. The diagnosis… Continue reading From Pain to PURPOSE

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Fozy’s fight against tay-sachs

My names Brandon and in 1997 I lost my brother Thomas to Tay-sachs. Since Thomas passed away I have always struggled with the grief of… Continue reading Fozy’s fight against tay-sachs

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My diagnosis

During my sophomore/junior years of high school, I spent most of my time trying to find a diagnosis to explain all the pain I was… Continue reading My diagnosis

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Rachel’s Reality

Hi I’m Rachel since the day I was born I always struggled with my breathing my mum was always told as I child I just… Continue reading Rachel’s Reality

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Jason’s Journey with Duchenne

It was the darkest day when we received Jason’s diagnosis in July 2013. He was 6 years old.    We had never heard of Duchenne… Continue reading Jason’s Journey with Duchenne

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Living with Lowes

Hello there, My name is Paul, I am 37 years old living in County Durham in the North East of England and I have a… Continue reading Living with Lowes

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From Metal Head to Literal Metal Head

When I was 8 years old I was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the back of my head. I was rushed to the hospital… Continue reading From Metal Head to Literal Metal Head

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Joaquim’s journey after being diagnosed with microdeletion 1q41q42.12

Joaquim is a happy and blessed 2 year old who was diagnosed with microdeletion 1q41q42.12 back in 2018. As a consequence of this deletion he… Continue reading Joaquim’s journey after being diagnosed with microdeletion 1q41q42.12

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one half breath

How it all began My story began in 2008, only a few months after finishing one highschool year abroad. One day, it was a cold winter… Continue reading one half breath

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