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My Rare Disorder Life

I was born on May 25th,1985. Despite a sacral dimple, a diagnosis of “failure to thrive” and a surgery at 2 to reconnect my ureters… Continue reading My Rare Disorder Life

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Running Dizzy

I was always a bit clumsy but never would I have guessed that I have a rare condition. I was diagnosed in September of 2019… Continue reading Running Dizzy

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The shock of my life

Hello, my name is Joshua. For 13 years of my life I thought I was a normal kid. Playing games, going to after school clubs,… Continue reading The shock of my life

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Caring For my pku son

My son Noah got diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called phenylketonuria (pku) when he was 9 days old. It came up after he had… Continue reading Caring For my pku son

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Luchando contra la luz

Hola! Soy Luca de Argentina con 23 meses. Naci el 16 de septiembre de 2020 al dia de vida entre a cuidados intensivos por una… Continue reading Luchando contra la luz

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Places We Take Ourselves

Intro I live with a rare disease, PIK3CA Related Overgrowth Spectrum. Technically it’s just overgrowth, but for me it’s had a knock on effect on… Continue reading Places We Take Ourselves

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30 years PanHypopituitarism

I was diagnosed with a Craniopharyngioma tumour on the Pituitary Gland in 1991, had surgery in 1992 however my Pituitary Gland was also removed! I… Continue reading 30 years PanHypopituitarism

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what does nutcracker syndrome know, what is impossible?

I’m turning 21 this year. I was born in the eighth month, with a series of complications, where the doctor told my mother, “Mother, your… Continue reading what does nutcracker syndrome know, what is impossible?

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Living with IIH

On December 21, 2021, I was diagnosed with Pseudotumor cerebri. This condition is also known as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) and it shows signs and… Continue reading Living with IIH

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