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Living with a rare disease for 28 years

Hello. I am Vaso, I am 28 years old from Greece and I was born with Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. My disease allowed my body… Continue reading Living with a rare disease for 28 years

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Sou Portador de Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1

I come here Share a little of my life with a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1, I have lived within the precise until today that I… Continue reading Sou Portador de Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1

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PEDIACLINIC – Historia de Joel

Conoce la historia de Joel. Al nacer los doctores creían que tenía hidrocefalia, sin embargo, al indagar un poco más fue diagnosticado con el Síndrome Wolff Hirschhorn. A pesar… Continue reading PEDIACLINIC – Historia de Joel

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20 Questions about CRPS

For international Rare Disease Day, here’s a game of 20 questions. It’s about my own condition, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; still also known by its old… Continue reading 20 Questions about CRPS

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Late bloomer at 23 – Kallmann syndrome

I was diagnosed with having Kallmann syndrome at the age of 23. Up to that point in my life, I was still labelled as a… Continue reading Late bloomer at 23 – Kallmann syndrome

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PEDIACLINIC – Historia de Analy

Conoce la historia de Analy, una pequeña que fue diagnosticada con el Síndrome de Primrose. Sus padres tienen la esperanza de que al compartir su… Continue reading PEDIACLINIC – Historia de Analy

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Nkx2.1 & my kid

Bobby was born at 28 weeks. After everything was brushed off as premature. Then I looked at other parents of premature infants and said, no… Continue reading Nkx2.1 & my kid

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The Thunderbolts Release Charity Single

BOY WITH RARE GENETIC DISEASE RELEASES CHARITY SINGLE FOR RARE DISEASE DAY A fourteen year old boy from Essex, with the rare Norrie disease, has… Continue reading The Thunderbolts Release Charity Single

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Fighting like a Zebra to get a diagnosis

Hi my name is Madison, and for 5 years I had to fight to find out what was happening inside my body. Through countless times… Continue reading Fighting like a Zebra to get a diagnosis

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