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The road to recovery

My name is Megan Benfield and I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in November 2017.  The symptoms began the day after I was running on… Continue reading The road to recovery

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HD Strong

Londyn got was Diagnosed at 3 weeks old. We knew something wasn’t right when she started projectile vomiting as soon as she drank a bottle.… Continue reading HD Strong

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1 in 7.4 Billion

At three weeks old I knew something was wrong. I told doctors (many) and nobody listened to the sleep deprived and perhaps paranoid mother.  At… Continue reading 1 in 7.4 Billion

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1 in 7.4 Billion

At three weeks old I knew something was wrong. I told doctors (many) and nobody listened to the sleep deprived and perhaps paranoid mother.  At… Continue reading 1 in 7.4 Billion

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Time To Be Brave (and honest!!)

So, today is my birthday, I am 38 years old and today is also ‘Rare Illness Day 2018’ so it feels right that I share… Continue reading Time To Be Brave (and honest!!)

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Idiopathic subglotic stenosis

Idiopathic subglotic stenosis is a rare disease. It is where your trachea shrinks and you can’t breathe. To fix this you have to have balloon… Continue reading Idiopathic subglotic stenosis

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My Rare son, my light my moon my life.

When my son was born,  they toom him away from me and my husband and sent him to the special children hospital nicu ward as… Continue reading My Rare son, my light my moon my life.

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A Hard Pill to Swallow

Eosinophilic Esophagitis   I often try to explain my disease to others, especially when I try to describe why I can’t eat breakfast or eat something offered… Continue reading A Hard Pill to Swallow

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Living with Rare

Rare Diseases and Getting Older (APS-Type 1) Until I saw the survey in “Juggling Care and Daily Life: The Balancing Act of the Rare Disease… Continue reading Living with Rare

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