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Living with Cushing’s Syndrome

Hello, My name is Maria, I am 32 years old , I have Cushing’s Syndrome and this is my story. I am from Bogota, Colombia,… Continue reading Living with Cushing’s Syndrome

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Years of Misdiagnosis Compels Me to Advocate for Rare Disease Patients & Awareness

Hello! My name is Kimberly and I was diagnosed with GIST Sarcoma (gastrointestinal stromal tumor) in December of 2012 and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with a… Continue reading Years of Misdiagnosis Compels Me to Advocate for Rare Disease Patients & Awareness

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Littoral Cell Angioma

My story is not about a disease with suffering and pain like so many I found on this site. My story is about living with… Continue reading Littoral Cell Angioma

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TARLOV CYST/TETHERED CORD

I WAS BORN WITH TETHERED CORD AND WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED, TARLOV CYST IS PRESENT OR FOLLOWERS THIS DIEASE FOR SOME REASON. MINE STARTED WITH BOWEL… Continue reading TARLOV CYST/TETHERED CORD

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My life with Sarcoidosis and what it has done to me!

My Sarcoidosis story: Hello my name is Frank Rivera. I am 47 . My story actually goes back to 2004. While in Florida I was… Continue reading My life with Sarcoidosis and what it has done to me!

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Rare disease-a tragic reality in India

The World out of sync with the obscure and abstruse reality fails to grasp and shrugs at the apocryphal term VHL or von-Hippel Lindau, an… Continue reading Rare disease-a tragic reality in India

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Central Pain Syndrome: Pain from my brain‏

I live with an incurable, torturous & poorly understood pain known as central pain syndrome, CPS. CPS is caused from damage to the central nervous… Continue reading Central Pain Syndrome: Pain from my brain‏

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spcd

My daughter is diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder spcd (systematic primary carnitine deficiency) she almost died at the age of 14 months due to… Continue reading spcd

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Fighting H.A.R.D.

I am Allie, and I am starting an organization for other kids like me who have rare diseases. We are raising money and awareness by… Continue reading Fighting H.A.R.D.

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