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Famille sans sucre

Nous sommes une famille porteuse du gène CSID (DCSI). En effet j’ai 35 ans et en 2014 alors que je suis devenue maman pour la… Continue reading Famille sans sucre

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Something is really wrong with me!

(My Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) journey started about 32 years before finally diagnosed with CVID. The majority of my infections were sinus and lung. I had… Continue reading Something is really wrong with me!

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Shouldering Through

It takes time to clear the overwhelming dense fog pain casts on every waking moment, time to understand where the pain originates, time to learn… Continue reading Shouldering Through

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Scleroderma Warrior

I am a 44 yr old mother of 5 amazing children, a retired veterans wife and I was diagnosed with the rare disease Systemic Sclerosis… Continue reading Scleroderma Warrior

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Una enfermedad sin diagnóstico

Tengo Sarcoidosis pulmonar. Una enfermedad autoinmune que supuestamente le da a los europeos y personas de raza negra. Yo vivo en Puerto Rico y soy… Continue reading Una enfermedad sin diagnóstico

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Living with achalasia

For many years I was struggling with swallowing and eating different foods. I thought that it was just my taste in foods changing. I stopped… Continue reading Living with achalasia

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Léon

Notre fils Léon est atteint de la dystrophie musculaire congénitale type LAMA2, une maladie rare et orpheline d’origine génétique. Lorsqu’il a été diagnostiqué, les médecins… Continue reading Léon

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My skin is hard & my heart is big.

I’ve had pachyonychia congenita since I was born (obviously), but I was not officially diagnosed until I was 22 years old. Every doctor’s appointment, other… Continue reading My skin is hard & my heart is big.

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Born to be rare, born to fight for tomorrow!

My dad told me children were being sent home to die & that I was one of only 15 kids in all of Arizona who… Continue reading Born to be rare, born to fight for tomorrow!

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