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My experience living with EPP

I am Sam, a 21 year old film student living in the UK. I have recently created a short documentary for my course about living… Continue reading My experience living with EPP

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Finding friendship across oceans

In 2018 I learnt my then one year old daughter had a mutation in her CASK gene, which would cause her to need life-long care… Continue reading Finding friendship across oceans

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Rare Disease and Liver Transplant Warrior

Our son Cameron was born a seemingly healthy baby on November 4, 2022. After two days in the hospital, we were sent home with him… Continue reading Rare Disease and Liver Transplant Warrior

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Navigation Unknown

The story I’m telling here is really my husbands to write. Eldon, my partner in life for the last 55 years, has been diagnosed with… Continue reading Navigation Unknown

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#JosieStrong

Josie was 15 months old when we took her to see a pediatric ENT at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Josie had been a noisy… Continue reading #JosieStrong

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The Brain is a misunderstanding.

My name is Kim and this is my focus story of rare disorder awareness. I know personally what it is — to have a rare… Continue reading The Brain is a misunderstanding.

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A dor é inevitável! O sofrimento é opcional !

Em 2017, aos 23 anos depois de fazer uma RM crânio cervical, e de inúmeros sintomas veio o diagnóstico que por sua vez tinha um… Continue reading A dor é inevitável! O sofrimento é opcional !

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Fighting with fragile bone

300 Million people with rare diseases 600+ events worldwide 106+ countries involved When my son Animesh was diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), doctors told me… Continue reading Fighting with fragile bone

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Ability With Disability

At 19, three months into my first formal job as an office manager at a law firm, my routine was upended. After three bizarre days,… Continue reading Ability With Disability

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