The story of Elisabeth
I am sort of newly diagnosed. I was diagnosed in 2017 as having AATD, antitrypsin deficiency, or alpha1, as I call it. It’s a genetic disease that can cause lung/liver issues to people. I’m in the US but it is more prevalent in Scotland/UK areas. I am on oxygen now and soon to start augmentation, which is a weekly plasma/donor infusion of the proper cells I currently do not have. Those cells make a coating on my lungs and protect them. This makes alpha1 sufferers especially vulnerable to viruses, infections and pneumonias. 300 million people in the world have a rare disease. Please #maskup for others. Thank you so much for caring for others. #care4rare #rarediseaseday