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“Verily, With Hardship Comes Ease”

My name is Sareena. I was born on September 21, 1995. I was diagnosed with severe Factor VII Deficiency when I was two months old.… Continue reading “Verily, With Hardship Comes Ease”

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Love for Loredana

Loredana has a smile that lights up your soul, she can’t get enough hugs from her family members, and watching the family pets provides hours… Continue reading Love for Loredana

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BOR Warrior

I’m Lily and I’m 12. I have a rare condition called Branchiotorenal Syndrome. What does that mean? It means that I am deaf/ hard of… Continue reading BOR Warrior

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Swallowing matters

About 10 years ago I had an excruciating pain in my chest. It wasn’t a heart attack. They did endoscopy, CT scans and a barium… Continue reading Swallowing matters

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Using a Lifetime of Rare Disease to Change the Future

I’m Jenny and I’m a Rare Disease Advocate for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS). I was diagnosed with FAP at age… Continue reading Using a Lifetime of Rare Disease to Change the Future

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A cdg journey

I was born as a normal child until one day my mom noticed I was turning blue with my arms up and eyes up. That… Continue reading A cdg journey

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Mein Leben mit EB

Mein Name ich Clara, ich bin 24 Jahre alt und wurde mit der seltenen Hautkrankheit Epidermolysis bullosa – kurz EB geboren. Meine Haut ist so… Continue reading Mein Leben mit EB

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Blossoming through my Rare Disease Battles

In 2016-2017, I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation Type 1 and Syringomyelia. It was a long road to get there, as my previous doctor had… Continue reading Blossoming through my Rare Disease Battles

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Adapting to life with Dystonia

My life became very strange in the Summer of 2001. While pursuing my master’s degree in counseling, I noticed that my head was slightly tilting… Continue reading Adapting to life with Dystonia

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