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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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Rui’s CDA1 Story

Rui was born on 20th of February 2022 with severe jaundice, enlarged spleen and enlarged liver. We spent 20 days on the special care baby… Continue reading Rui’s CDA1 Story

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My journey

Spotted lessons on my neck at 12 we went to my doctor. Referred me to a dermatologist who took biopsy and sent to America for… Continue reading My journey

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Avery’s Fight With NKH

Avery has Glycine encephalopathy (GCE) or nonketotic hyperglycinemia is an inborn error of glycine metabolism, inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to a defect… Continue reading Avery’s Fight With NKH

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Hereditary colon cancer live-case presentation

My name is Dan, retired U.S. Navy, Operation Desert Storm; Enduring and Iraqi Freedom veteran and 10 year hereditary colon cancer WARRIOR w/a permanent ileostomy.… Continue reading Hereditary colon cancer live-case presentation

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