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Jessica’s Journey

I don’t even know where to begin. In September of 2016, I can remember being at a flea market with my parents and having tingling… Continue reading Jessica’s Journey

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The depth of a black eye

When I was young I always wanted to see my eyes in the mirror. I wanted to study the darkness of my pupil and I… Continue reading The depth of a black eye

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Una esperanza para jaz

Soy Jazmin tengo 16 años hoy mí mamá es mí voz después de sufrir una crisis metabólica que me llevo a una convulcion muy grande… Continue reading Una esperanza para jaz

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It’s unbearable living with this terrible illness I call “bully” lupus is a bully.

I was diagnosed with this debilitating, chronic & incurable rare disease in 2007 this systemic lupus erythematosus & lupus nephritis has also caused other multiple… Continue reading It’s unbearable living with this terrible illness I call “bully” lupus is a bully.

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Never give up!

I suffer from periodic Mediterranean family fever and secondary familial amyloidosis with double genetic mutation on two different portions of DNA, the onset was about… Continue reading Never give up!

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Remission Doesn’t Mean Cured

For the past 11 years my morning ritual started with opening the cupboard door and taking out my packet of immunosuppressants. For the first five… Continue reading Remission Doesn’t Mean Cured

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Living in darkness

Jade started showing symptoms something was wrong at 3 months old. One of the signs was crying whenever she was in the light. After being… Continue reading Living in darkness

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Usměvavá Adélka, 9let

Adélka se narodila s metabolickým onemocněním GA1 /Glutarová acidurie typ 1/. Toto vzácné onemocnění, patří mezi organické acidurie, jedná se o neschopnost organismu zpracovávat aminokyseliny… Continue reading Usměvavá Adélka, 9let

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fight with behcet -myasthenia gravis-hasimoto! To a difficult journey together with rare autoimmune diseases

Γεια σας!είμαι η Εύη από Ελλάδα και ζω στη Αθήνα!είμαι παιδαγωγός -εμψυχωτρια για παιδιά.ειμαι 31 χρόνων και είμαι και γω μια ασθενής με σπάνια δύσκολη… Continue reading fight with behcet -myasthenia gravis-hasimoto! To a difficult journey together with rare autoimmune diseases

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