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Aah Shut! Here I go again!!

i’ve always been driven by positive stress. It has given me the drive to work my butt off in education, in supporting husband’s businesses, in… Continue reading Aah Shut! Here I go again!!

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Her strength, my inspiration.

When I was 5 years old, my mother was diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, Dermatomyositis. It affects roughly 5 out 1 million… Continue reading Her strength, my inspiration.

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CGD Diagnosed Too Late

On October 10, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ we had a baby boy we named Joshua. He was healthy and full term but he swallowed miconeum… Continue reading CGD Diagnosed Too Late

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Finally finding an answer

I’m a 45 year old woman from Derry, NH and I have Moersch-Woltman Syndrome also known as Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). I was diagnosed in… Continue reading Finally finding an answer

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A Worthy Battle

In August 2013, I was diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a rare digestive disorder which affects the esophagus. Along with this disease, I was slapped with… Continue reading A Worthy Battle

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Iñaki and his fight against the monster Sanfilippo

Our story and fight since that terrible diagnosis. After several years trying to get pregnant, finally I did, in 2010… ‘It will be a very… Continue reading Iñaki and his fight against the monster Sanfilippo

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Living With EB

I always wanted to tell my story but I’ve always been afraid of talking about my condition because of the fear of what people would… Continue reading Living With EB

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Living a full life with myasthenia gravis

I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis a year and a half ago – at the tender age of 26. The first six months were incredible… Continue reading Living a full life with myasthenia gravis

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oh now IC it…

From being a young kid, i always knew i was weird. I always seemed to be sick, and my parents were beside themselves. Urinary tract… Continue reading oh now IC it…

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