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CIDP

I was diagnosed in 2016 with CIDP, chronic inflammatory demylinating polyneuropathy Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological disorder in which there is… Continue reading CIDP

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10 year struggle continues

In July of 2006, I was in a car accident, where I was rear ended. I was completely stopped at a stop light, as was… Continue reading 10 year struggle continues

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Rare Disease Day 2018 Video

Today is RARE DISEASE DAY 2018 and I have joined in with the #ShowYourRare campaign painting my face with UV face paints and sharing my… Continue reading Rare Disease Day 2018 Video

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PATM Mal Odor Disease

For Raising Awareness of Mal-Odor diseases such as PATM & TMAU I wanted to tell your organizaton that there are many people suffering from this… Continue reading PATM Mal Odor Disease

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soy rara? Pues si! Soy única!

Cuando tenia 14 años me diagnostivaron Madelung Bilateral. Y me dijeron que tendría talla baja. Tambien que no pasaria de los 25 años con manos… Continue reading soy rara? Pues si! Soy única!

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The Girl in the Corner with the Crooked Leg

A really common “ice breaker” activity at school or at a camp is saying your name and something interesting or different about yourself. I usually… Continue reading The Girl in the Corner with the Crooked Leg

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Living With IIH

I have been living with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension for three years. Currently managed with meds, but symptoms keep returning. My most prevalent symptom is a… Continue reading Living With IIH

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I refuse to let VBD control my life

Several years ago,  I began having what I call head pain. It wasn’t your typical headache nor migraine and nothing stopped the pain. After experiencing… Continue reading I refuse to let VBD control my life

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My Son Josh

My son Josh is diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy , Myontonic Dystrophy type 1. There is no cure at this moment. He… Continue reading My Son Josh

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