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A story in progress

I was born in the early 1990s in Quebec, Canada. There was nothing special about my birth and nothing that could let anyone guess I… Continue reading A story in progress

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Living with MMN – Phyllis’s Story

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Diagnosis: GBS – AMSAN – Hanan’s Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISJnPnDRjew   *Find others with GBS on RareConnect, the online platform for people affected by rare diseases

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Life with CIDP – Dean’s Story

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Ryder’s Story

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I am unique

Hello, My name is Marie-France, I am 33 years old and I am from Montreal. I was born with a brain condition called agenesis of… Continue reading I am unique

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Hereditary alpha tryptasemia – and all it’s side dishes

Never knowing from one minute to the next what your body will do or react to. Waking up each day feeling like you have the… Continue reading Hereditary alpha tryptasemia – and all it’s side dishes

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My PSSD Story: How Antidepressants Left me with Long-Term Sexual Impairment

Learn more at https://www.pssdcanada.ca/ or https://www.pssd-uk.org/  Andrew, age 27 Canada PSSD 2 years I am a 27-year-old male who is re-suffering from depression as a result of… Continue reading My PSSD Story: How Antidepressants Left me with Long-Term Sexual Impairment

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Losing my Sexuality to Antidepressants

Emily BC, Canada PSSD 1.5 years I am a 24-year-old BC woman suffering neurochemical damage from the SSRI antidepressant Citalopram/Celexa. It has resulted in the… Continue reading Losing my Sexuality to Antidepressants

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