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SORPRESA: UNA DE LAS GRANDES CONSTANTES DE MI VIDA

Mi nombre es Manuel, tengo 34 años y me diagnosticaron Angioedema hereditario tipo 1 a los 9 años. Desde ese momento he sufrido inflamaciones en… Continue reading SORPRESA: UNA DE LAS GRANDES CONSTANTES DE MI VIDA

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Losing my voice and speaking up

I lost my voice due to a an extremely painful Rare Disease called Eagle Syndrome from one day to the next for years. It has… Continue reading Losing my voice and speaking up

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Cystinosis and me.

Hi, I’m Sam! I’m twenty five years old and I was diagnosed with Cystinosis when I was three. I had a kidney transplant when I… Continue reading Cystinosis and me.

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Living With BMD

I am one of 300 million people in the world living with a rare disease. I have Becker Muscular Dystrophy and was born missing exons… Continue reading Living With BMD

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Alagille Syndrome Journey through to liver transplant

Hello my name is lydiah. Have a 3yrs old son who was diagnosed with alagille syndrome at 5weeks and later was having liver failure which… Continue reading Alagille Syndrome Journey through to liver transplant

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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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I’d like to get off the boat now please.

Today is Rare Diseases Day, so in light of that I want to raise awareness of my diagnosis, in the hope that someone else may… Continue reading I’d like to get off the boat now please.

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Rare disease chose me but I choose Living Hope

Hi, I’m Kim from Manipur, India. Growing up I was sensitive to sunlight and camera flash light. At the same time I had quite low… Continue reading Rare disease chose me but I choose Living Hope

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Racing the deserts post LCPD

We lived at the end of town, up on Mt Carmel, where the shepherds used to come with their sheep and goat herds to the… Continue reading Racing the deserts post LCPD

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