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AFM Rare & Real

I’m Zander. I was diagnosed with AFM at 13 months old. I woke Up from a nap and couldn’t stand or move my legs. Mom… Continue reading AFM Rare & Real

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My Worrier

My son Dachi was born 4th of June 2020. On third day of life Dachi started seizing, he couldn’t eat and was sleeping all day… Continue reading My Worrier

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My son Sebastian… and my learning path

You may have not heard this syndrome before so neither I had before my son Sebastian was born. What a learning journey it was. I… Continue reading My son Sebastian… and my learning path

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Kicking CASK

Read all about Audrey Paiges’s journey written by her mother and number one advocate, Tara. “Audrey Paige was born 12/7/12 during a planned C section.… Continue reading Kicking CASK

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You’re too young to be this sick

I started feeling sick at age 7 or 8. Stomach pain, hurt to run, always injured. Every doctor my mom took me to said it… Continue reading You’re too young to be this sick

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Moas story

Moa is soon a six year old girl. She lives in Sweden with her family, parents and her sibling Thea. When Moa was four years… Continue reading Moas story

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Living with Pompe Disease

My name is Jackie Hicklin I’m 57 years of age,I started having trouble limping, when i was 33 years old, I never knew about it,… Continue reading Living with Pompe Disease

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Writing Her Own Story

When my daughter Jordyn was just a year old, my husband and I began seeing signs that something might be wrong. She began having tremors… Continue reading Writing Her Own Story

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I have 2 rare diseases

In April 2016 at 43 my world changed! After many years of being misdiagnosed I finally got the diagnosis of not just 1 but 2… Continue reading I have 2 rare diseases

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