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Our Rare Cutie

Cecilia was born with a multitude of health issues including hypotonia, suck/swallow issues, severe reflux and other complicated GI issues. She had seizures like episodes… Continue reading Our Rare Cutie

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Invisible illness

Hi! I’m Kat and I’m in my first year of high school at 14 years old. At three years old, my life kind of broke… Continue reading Invisible illness

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Interstitial Cystitis CURE

I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis and suffered for years. Finally found a urologist that said he could do surgery to stretch and then stitch… Continue reading Interstitial Cystitis CURE

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Sarcoidosis

I’ve been diagnosed with sarcoidosis and my body is attacking itself, I feel so unwell and mostly stuck in bed . There doesn’t seem to… Continue reading Sarcoidosis

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Everyday Torture

I had a perfectly normal childhood up until I was nine. One day I noticed as I sat down to eat with my family all… Continue reading Everyday Torture

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Charlie’s story

As a small child there was always something different about Charlie, he never made friends – was constantly being bullied. I was back and forth… Continue reading Charlie’s story

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Living with IA in Zimbabwe

“Growing up in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zimbabwe, family and society had convinced me to believe that I was cursed by ancestral gods, in my mother’s womb.… Continue reading Living with IA in Zimbabwe

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Fight The Bite: Battling Tick-Borne Illness & MCAS by Mast Cells United

Ticks are most often associated with Lyme disease, but they can also transmit a bunch of other serious health conditions, which often lead to the… Continue reading Fight The Bite: Battling Tick-Borne Illness & MCAS by Mast Cells United

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Lillie-Maude’s Journey

Lillie-Maude is a 10 year old girl from the UK, she was was diagnosed with Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis which is a one in a… Continue reading Lillie-Maude’s Journey

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