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Art & My Life

I have been diagnosed with Mucopolysaccharidosis type 4A. Art is my life. After finishing secondary school, I went to music/keyboard class, then learnt Folk Art, and… Continue reading Art & My Life

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I may have a disease but this disease does NOT have me!

I have a rare disease that suddenly changed my life. I went to bed whole but woke up a changed mother and wife. I used to play… Continue reading I may have a disease but this disease does NOT have me!

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Interstial cystitis

This is my rare disease and it causes me to urinate up to 60 times a day and it is an incurable disease!  Interstitial cystitis, also… Continue reading Interstial cystitis

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My struggle with GBS

Hi my name is Xochitl, this is my GBS story. I always had been totally independent; I raised two girls by myself. The first tragedy… Continue reading My struggle with GBS

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My experience with AIH

I am 35 years old. I have had autoimmune Hepatitis (AHI) for over 9 years. Awareness in AHI is important because some of the symptoms… Continue reading My experience with AIH

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Life with multiple diseases

Being 19 and having in total 9 illness is exhausting, I’m never truly in the driver’s seat. I have a rare condition that is 1 in… Continue reading Life with multiple diseases

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One climb at a time!

I am an overcomer. I have multiple medical complexities that have not kept me down. Multiple doctors, teachers said there was things I would never… Continue reading One climb at a time!

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Victorious!

When I was 14, I woke up one morning with a tingling numbness all over my body. Within a week, I was completely paralyzed, and… Continue reading Victorious!

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Reynas Fight with MPSIIIA

Hello this is Reyna! She is 3 years old. Last year in May the day after her 3rd birthday, she was diagnosed with a rare fatal… Continue reading Reynas Fight with MPSIIIA

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