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The Battle of the Rare

The Battle of the Rare One word to describe people living with rare diseases or illnesses is “dismissed”. “We are at war with an invisible… Continue reading The Battle of the Rare

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No brag just fact

In mid April 2017 an MRI found a non cancerous tumor in my left brain . I came home 15 weeks later. On May 1… Continue reading No brag just fact

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A public health warning and a life beating the odds

My story began one dark winter’s night in the 1980’s, when I was born prematurely at a hospital in the UK with an infection that… Continue reading A public health warning and a life beating the odds

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My inspiration

I really don’t know how to start this story. The story I want to tell isn’t about me but my daughter Emily who is 24… Continue reading My inspiration

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Felix – Living with 1/2 brain

When Felix was born in 2019 everything seemed perfectly fine – but with 10 weeks old, epileptic seizures started. After a short while of being… Continue reading Felix – Living with 1/2 brain

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UNA VIDA SIN LIMITES..

Daniela, la muchacha que desde muy pequeña se ha enfrentado a las duras pruebas de la vida, nació con un problema congénito en sus huesos;… Continue reading UNA VIDA SIN LIMITES..

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You choose the light

“Happiness can found in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light” so Dumbledore says. When I got diagnosed with rare… Continue reading You choose the light

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Più unica che rara

Hello everyone! My name is Rachele, I am 23 years old and I’m from Italy. As part of the rare disease day awareness campaign, I’d… Continue reading Più unica che rara

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Jarrahs journey

On February 19th 2021 , our world turned upside down , as our beautiful son Jarrah received a devastating diagnosis. “Ataxia Telangiectasia” also know as… Continue reading Jarrahs journey

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