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My Addison’s Disease Story

My Addison’s Disease diagnosis was a long time in coming. I spent the majority of my teenage years unwell, but things really came to a… Continue reading My Addison’s Disease Story

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Ben’s SINO Story

SINO syndrome is the syndrome of spastic paraplegia, intellectual disability, nystagmus, and obesity. It is an autosomal dominant rare disease with birth defects of cranial… Continue reading Ben’s SINO Story

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It ruined my life

Hi there, this story is very hard for me too tell because of the mental and physical damage it has done too me but here… Continue reading It ruined my life

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My Story

When I was just five years old, I visited my great aunt’s farm in Ireland and ate a bowl of cereal with a jug of… Continue reading My Story

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Incurable Disease in Remission

Hello my name is Kristina and I have Juvenile Dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease affecting three in one million kids worldwide. I was diagnosed in 5th… Continue reading Incurable Disease in Remission

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Life with TTD

Mina is a 7 year old girl who was diagnosed at 1 with TTD, a rare genetic disorder that has a broad spectrum of what… Continue reading Life with TTD

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From SMA diagnosis to a PhD student whose thesis will focus on SMA

I was born in 1997 and I had quite normal infancy. Since we know SMA now, when we think about how I was in when… Continue reading From SMA diagnosis to a PhD student whose thesis will focus on SMA

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Elliott’s Journey with DNAJC12 Deficiency

Elliott was born prematurely at 34 weeks, 2 days due to mom’s preeclampsia. He spent 23 days in the NICU where we learned that he… Continue reading Elliott’s Journey with DNAJC12 Deficiency

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Our beautiful kimberley

Our SYNGAP1 story Our Kimberley Kimberley is our beautiful, funny and loving 10 year old girl. She has the most endearing laugh and when she’s… Continue reading Our beautiful kimberley

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