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Sit Down Interview with Jen Ambrose about Visual Snow

Interviewed By: Melody Lay COVT For the benefit of our readers, can you describe how you are involved with Developmental Optometry? A few years after… Continue reading Sit Down Interview with Jen Ambrose about Visual Snow

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Living with Visual Snow and other debilitating visual conditions

Hi. My name is Jennifer Ambrose. I am the founder of the Eye on Vision Foundation (EOVF). I’d like to just take a few moments… Continue reading Living with Visual Snow and other debilitating visual conditions

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Raising awareness of Caden’s mystery 18p11.32

Hi I am Casey, Cadens very proud mum. This story and journey out there in hopes for a diagnosis or cure. Caden was born July… Continue reading Raising awareness of Caden’s mystery 18p11.32

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Knowah’s Long Road to Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)

My name is Dindin, a housewife from Batangas City, Philippines. I am the mother of Knowah, a 10-month old angel, a sweet blessing given to… Continue reading Knowah’s Long Road to Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)

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Ireland fails the test!

What test you might ask? My twin ann has posted some of our story here. It is important for me, the other twin to add… Continue reading Ireland fails the test!

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Dare to Be Rare!

I have a rare disease. It’s called mastocytosis. http://www.tmsforacure.org/welcome.php If you say you have diabetes, heart disease, or cancer, people are immediately sympathetic! If you… Continue reading Dare to Be Rare!

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the kennedy twins dress in pink

we are identical twins living in the Republic of Ireland. We are currently being physically assessed at the Rare disease unit and unit for mitochondrial… Continue reading the kennedy twins dress in pink

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MPGN Type 2

I am going on to my eighth year of having mpgn. This has been one of the hardest uphill battles of my life. I feel… Continue reading MPGN Type 2

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TMAU for life

At almost 43 I have had TMAU since childhood though it was only diagnosed 3 or 4 years ago. It has destroyed every aspect of… Continue reading TMAU for life

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