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Brain Lesions Story

Cavernous Angiomas are raspberry-like blood vessels in the brain that ooze blood. This is my story in the video.

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Hirschwhat???

I was beginning to think Emma would never make her appearance. 5 days after my due date, June 5th, I was induced, and my sweet,… Continue reading Hirschwhat???

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Brain disease

I have Cavernous Angiomas. This is an ultra rare disease that causes raspberry-like lesions that ooze blood the brain. The people that have this disease… Continue reading Brain disease

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Ataxia will not define me

In my early forties I started noticing changes in my gait. Large steps and feeling I was going to fall. After 2 years of tests… Continue reading Ataxia will not define me

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GBS/CIDP/LUPUS WARRIOR

In May of 2006 I was playing hand ball with my little girl in our apartment complex. The symptoms came on all at once and I… Continue reading GBS/CIDP/LUPUS WARRIOR

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My PNETs Story

They say that having a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (PNET) makes me a Zebra in medical terms. As I began to do research, I came to… Continue reading My PNETs Story

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Let your Faith be bigger than your fear.

I was born on July 26, 2016 and I’m almost 2. Right after I entered the world I was sent away from my mommy to… Continue reading Let your Faith be bigger than your fear.

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Life Gone Wrong

I was diagnosed with Limb girdle muscular dystrophy on October 20, 2000.  I was a pretty normal child up until age 12.  Kids started picking… Continue reading Life Gone Wrong

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I am living LFS

I am more than my faulty genes. 97% chance of getting cancer in my life-means there is a chance. Anyone could be that 3%, my… Continue reading I am living LFS

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