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Are you looking at me?!

Hello! I’m Elodie and i’m 16 years old. When I was born, I was diagnosed with Duane Syndrome, means I have a nerf in my… Continue reading Are you looking at me?!

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Perthes

My name is Ella, I’m 14 years old and I have Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. It’s a hip disease where the femoral head doesn’t get enough blood… Continue reading Perthes

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Emily’s story

Emily was born 10 days late, weighing 10 Lb 5 oz. Everything seemed normal, until about 5 months old. She wasn’t growing very fast. We… Continue reading Emily’s story

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Kienbock

In the beginning of 2022, I was diagnosed with kienbock’s disease, which is a rare disease in the wrist which the lunate bone loses blood… Continue reading Kienbock

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COVID screening “saved” me

I was sent home from work and told I needed a doctors note as I had persistent coughing that from allergies and asthma. When getting… Continue reading COVID screening “saved” me

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Lighting up Winnipeg Manitoba For Rare Disease Day

Festival du Voyageur had made snow sculptures for their festival and they made a snow sculpture of hands which looks like the Rare Disease Hands.… Continue reading Lighting up Winnipeg Manitoba For Rare Disease Day

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One Day at a time

Rare disease day is February 28, 2022. Who Knew? There is more than 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease. This day is… Continue reading One Day at a time

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As Unique as the syndrome, a young man first!

This is my son Noah, presently age 20. It took 18 years and many misdiagnosis and a lot of insistence and arguing, to win the… Continue reading As Unique as the syndrome, a young man first!

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Always over reacting

In may of 2021 I had my first anaphylactic episode. I had no prior allergies and had never experienced anything like it before. We assumed… Continue reading Always over reacting

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