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The struggle to eat

In 2021 my life drastically changed. I unknowingly had this condition for many years, but it all became drastic in 2021. It all started with… Continue reading The struggle to eat

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Comeback Kid

𝑮,𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑰’𝒎 𝑵𝒐𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 I’m a comeback story on repeat. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝑨𝑽𝑴) 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉… Continue reading Comeback Kid

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Jude’s story

This is my story , my mom wrote this with me . Hi , my name is Jude I am 18 years old and I… Continue reading Jude’s story

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Transformando corazones en #iFopers. Única en 2 millones

Tengo Fibrodisplacia Osificante Progresiva (FOP). Cuando yo nací, tenía una formación distinta en ambos pies, los médicos nos decían que tal vez a mi me… Continue reading Transformando corazones en #iFopers. Única en 2 millones

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My life with HNPP

As a nurse working in the height of COVID in 2020, while raising 2 little children ages 5 and 2, I began having strange symptoms.… Continue reading My life with HNPP

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From Teacher to Moyamoya Warrior

My name is Melissa and I reside in Cleveland, Ohio, with my amazing husband, Luke and our dog, Duke. I have always loved kids and… Continue reading From Teacher to Moyamoya Warrior

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ALGS

When my son was born he had three holes in his heart. Ten years later we finally lived in a big city and did genetic… Continue reading ALGS

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When one isn’t quite enough…

I was born with two different colored legs – one was “normal” skin tone, the other, almost purple on 90% of the surface. The doctors… Continue reading When one isn’t quite enough…

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From Chaos to Cause Our Journey with a Rare Diesease

My family’s life changed forever on April 10, 2020, the day my 15-year-old son, Kyler, suffered a brain bleed, and I learned a child can… Continue reading From Chaos to Cause Our Journey with a Rare Diesease

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